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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Riddochhill Colliery Site, Inchmuir Road, Whitehill Industrial Estate, Bathgate, West Lothian
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Engineering operations for the rehabilitation of the site including re-compaction of burning material to eliminate combustion and to create a developable site
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Sign in to view collected detailsRiddochhill Colliery Site, Inchmuir Road, Whitehill Industrial Estate, Bathgate, West Lothian
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View council map| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| CONTAMINATED LAND OFFICERCorrespondence · PDF | 7 Oct 2019 | View |
| CONTAMINATED LAND OFFICERCorrespondence · PDF | 25 Sept 2019 | View |
| THE COAL AUTHORITYConsultee Comment · PDF | 30 Jul 2019 | View |
| LOCATION OF THE CONCRETE CAP ON SHAFT 297666-009Drawing · PDF | 15 Jul 2019 | View |
| CONSULTATION - COAL AUTHORITYCorrespondence · PDF | 6 Jun 2018 | View |
| CLOSURE FORMReport · PDF | 11 May 2018 | View |
| MINESHAFT GROUTING AND CAPPING COMPLETION REPORTReport · PDF | 11 May 2018 | View |
| CONSULTATION - CLOCorrespondence · PDF | 3 May 2018 | View |
| CWRA REPORT NOV 2017Report · PDF | 22 Mar 2018 | View |
| RECLAMATION LAND QUALITY REPORTReport · PDF | 6 Feb 2018 | View |
| WITH CLOCorrespondence · PDF | 8 May 2017 | View |
| CONSULTATION - WLC CLOCorrespondence · PDF | 8 May 2017 | View |
| CONSULTATION - CLOCorrespondence · PDF | 20 Mar 2017 | View |
| CONSULTATION - SEPACorrespondence · PDF | 20 Sept 2010 | View |
| FROM SEPACorrespondence · PDF | 5 Aug 2008 | View |
| EMAIL FROM RICCARTON PLANNING AT SEPACorrespondence · PDF | 4 Jul 2008 | View |
| FROM SEPACorrespondence · PDF | 25 Mar 2008 | View |
| GRANT PLANNING PERMISSIONDecision · PDF | 13 Mar 2008 | View |
| APPROVED PLANSDrawing · PDF | 13 Mar 2008 | View |
| FROM SONYA DUNBAR - PLANNING OFFICERCorrespondence · PDF | 22 Jun 2007 | 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.