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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Turf Hotel, 2 West Main Street, Blackburn, EH47 7LP
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Change of use from guest house (class 7) to a house of multiple occupancy (HMO) (grid ref. 298521 665420)
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View council map| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| REVISED PLANDrawing · PDF | 31 Dec 2013 | View |
| FROM TRANSPORTATION (OBJECTION WITHDRAWN)Correspondence · PDF | 26 Nov 2013 | View |
| FROM ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTHCorrespondence · PDF | 23 Oct 2013 | View |
| COURIER ADVERTOther · PDF | 17 Oct 2013 | View |
| SITE PLANDrawing · PDF | 14 Oct 2013 | View |
| PROPOSED LAYOUTDrawing · PDF | 14 Oct 2013 | View |
| EXISTING PLANDrawing · PDF | 14 Oct 2013 | View |
| NN PLAN AND LISTDrawing · PDF | 14 Oct 2013 | View |
| LIST OF CONSULTEESOther · PDF | 14 Oct 2013 | 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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications.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.