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.
Council planning record
Heartlands, Whitburn
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Approval of matters specified in conditions of planning permission 0493/P/02 for the erection of 137 houses (grid ref. 293098 664127)
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Sign in to view collected details| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| REQUEST FOR NON MATERIAL VARIATIONCorrespondence · PDF | 2 Nov 2016 | View |
| LAYOUT REVISION KRevised Drawing · PDF | 2 Nov 2016 | View |
| FROM AGENT ENCL. CHEQUE AND LAYOUT PLANCorrespondence · PDF | 21 Sept 2016 | View |
| SKETCH LAYOUTDrawing · PDF | 21 Sept 2016 | View |
| NON-MATERIAL VARIATIONApplication Form · PDF | 21 Sept 2016 | View |
| REMEDIATION METHOD STATEMENTReport · PDF | 30 Aug 2016 | View |
| REPORT ON SITE INVESTIGATIONSReport · PDF | 30 Aug 2016 | View |
| ADDITIONAL CONTAN LAND INFORMATION (TESTING RESULTS)Report · PDF | 4 Aug 2016 | View |
| ADDITIONAL CONTAN LAND INFORMATION (TRIAL PITS)Report · PDF | 4 Aug 2016 | View |
| ADDITIONAL CONTAN LAND INFORMATION (PLAN)Report · PDF | 4 Aug 2016 | View |
| SEPAConsultee Comment · PDF | 26 Jul 2016 | View |
| FLOOD RISK AND DRAINAGE ASSESSMENT REPORT JUL 2016Report · PDF | 11 Jul 2016 | View |
| TO AGENT RE PROGRESSCorrespondence · PDF | 8 Jun 2016 | 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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications.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.