Understanding planning · 13 min read
Planning application documents: what to read first
Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.
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Land At Grange Road, Houston Industrial Estate, Livingston, EH54 5DE
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Change of use from childrens' soft play area (Class 11) to general industrial (Class 5) (grid ref. 306147 669240)
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View council map| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| DRAWINGApproved Plans · PDF | 6 Mar 2015 | View |
| HANDLING REPORTReport · PDF | 27 Feb 2015 | View |
| GRANT PLANNING PERMISSIONDecision · PDF | 27 Feb 2015 | View |
| HANDLING REPORTReport · PDF | 27 Feb 2015 | View |
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Understanding planning · 13 min read
Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.
Understanding planning · 13 min read
Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications. Compare status labels and find the documents explaining each outcome.
Understanding planning · 13 min read
Read planning drawings, floor plans, elevations and sections. Use labelled diagrams, a drawing comparison table and revision checks to understand a proposal.