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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County Buildings, High Street, Linlithgow, EH49 7EZ
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Part change of use of council offices to form a Class 10 non-residential use and use of former dwellinghouse as Class 4 office accommodation and installation of an external fire escape (grid ref. 300203 677094)
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View council map| Document | Published | Action |
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| APPROVED PLANSApproved Plans · PDF | 4 Oct 2016 | View |
| GRANT PLANNING PERMISSIONDecision · PDF | 4 Oct 2016 | View |
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GRANT 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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications.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.