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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1 Muir Road, Houston Industrial Estate, Livingston, EH54 5DR
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Part change of use and alterations from storage and distribution (class 6) to form a class 6 unit and 3No. Class 4, 5 and 6 units with ancillary trade counters
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View council map| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| APPROVIED PLANNING PERMISSIONDecision · PDF | 19 Apr 2012 | View |
| APPROVED PLAN PLANNING PERMISSIONDecision · PDF | 17 Apr 2012 | View |
| APPROVED PLANSDrawing · PDF | 17 Apr 2012 | View |
| HANDLING REPORTReport · PDF | 17 Apr 2012 | View |
| HANDLING REPORTReport · PDF | 17 Apr 2012 | View |
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APPROVIED PLANNING PERMISSION APPROVED PLAN PLANNING PERMISSIONConditions aren’t listed here. Read the council decision notice for the full decision and conditions.
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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications.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.