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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23A East Main Street Blackburn Bathgate West Lothian EH47 7QR
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Certificate of Lawfulness for existing child minding business (grid ref. 298833 665431)
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View council map| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| PLANDrawing · PDF | 31 May 2012 | View |
| APPLICATION FOR CERTIFICATE OF LAWFULNESSDecision · PDF | 9 May 2012 | 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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications.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.