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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Freeport, West Calder, EH55 8QB
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Certificate of lawfulness for class 1 retail and/or any other uses specified in planning permission 0488/P/09 including class 3 food & drink and class 10 non-residential institutions (grid ref. 300304 663670)
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View council map| Document | Published | Action |
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| GRANT CERTIFICATE OF LAWFULNESS FOR A PROPOSED USE OR DEVLEOPMENTDecision · PDF | 28 Oct 2014 | View |
| APPROVED PLANApproved Plans · PDF | 28 Oct 2014 | View |
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GRANT CERTIFICATE OF LAWFULNESS FOR A PROPOSED USE OR DEVLEOPMENTConditions aren’t listed here. Read the council decision notice for the full decision and conditions.
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Understanding planning · 13 min read
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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications. Compare status labels and find the documents explaining each outcome.
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Read planning drawings, floor plans, elevations and sections. Use labelled diagrams, a drawing comparison table and revision checks to understand a proposal.