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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Houstoun Road, Houstoun Industrial Estate, Livingston
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Erection of 9 class 4 office units totalling 3102sqm with associated works
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View council map| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| FROM COVELL MATTHEWS ARCHITECTS RE CONDITIONS - ACCESS/PARKING/FOOTWAYS ETCCorrespondence · PDF | 9 Mar 2010 | View |
| TO COVELL MATTHEWS ARCHITECTS RE CONDITIONS - ACCESS/PARKING/FOOTWAYS ETCCorrespondence · PDF | 9 Mar 2010 | View |
| APPROVED LANDSCAPING PLAN - SEE EMAIL OF 16 JUL 2008 TO COVELL MATTHEWSDrawing · PDF | 18 Jul 2008 | View |
| APPROVED FLOOR PLANS 3Drawing · PDF | 10 Jul 2007 | View |
| APPROVED FLOOR PLANS 2Drawing · PDF | 10 Jul 2007 | View |
| APPROVED DETAILS 2Drawing · PDF | 10 Jul 2007 | View |
| APPROVED EXTERNAL WORKSDrawing · PDF | 10 Jul 2007 | View |
| APPROVED DRAINAGE LAYOUTDrawing · PDF | 10 Jul 2007 | View |
| GRANT PLANNING PERMISSIONDecision · PDF | 10 Jul 2007 | View |
| APPROVED LOCATION PLANDrawing · PDF | 10 Jul 2007 | View |
| APPROVED BLOCK PLANDrawing · PDF | 10 Jul 2007 | View |
| APPROVED SITE PLANDrawing · PDF | 10 Jul 2007 | View |
| APPROVED FLOOR PLANSDrawing · PDF | 10 Jul 2007 | View |
| APPROVED ELEVATIONSDrawing · PDF | 10 Jul 2007 | View |
| APPROVED ELEVATIONS 2Drawing · PDF | 10 Jul 2007 | View |
| APPROVED ELEVATIONS 3Drawing · PDF | 10 Jul 2007 | View |
| APPROVED EXTERNAL WORKS 2Drawing · PDF | 10 Jul 2007 | View |
| APPROVED SUDS STRATEGYDrawing · PDF | 10 Jul 2007 | View |
| APPROVED DETAILS 3Drawing · PDF | 10 Jul 2007 | View |
| APPROVED DETAILS 4Drawing · PDF | 10 Jul 2007 | View |
| SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORT STATEMENT & JUNCTION CAPACITY ASSESSMENTReport · PDF | 4 Jun 2007 | View |
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GRANT PLANNING PERMISSIONConditions aren’t listed here. Read the council decision notice for the full decision and conditions.
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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.