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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Land At Almondvale Business Park, Almondvale, Livingston
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Erection of a Class 1 retail development (with ancillary caf� and garden centre) with associated access, car parking, landscaping and engineering works (grid ref. 304704 666383)
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View council map| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| FROM MARSHALL CONSTRUCTIONCorrespondence · PDF | 24 Jul 2017 | View |
| TO APPLICANT CLEARING CONDITION 2Correspondence · PDF | 6 Jun 2017 | View |
| PLANNING CONDITIONS INFORMATION FROM DEVELOPERCorrespondence · PDF | 31 Jan 2017 | View |
| APPROVED NON-MATERIAL VARIATION NUMBER 1Approved Plans · PDF | 20 Jul 2016 | View |
| TO AGENT APPROVING NON-MATERIAL VARIATION NUMBER 1Correspondence · PDF | 20 Jul 2016 | View |
| FROM HENRY BOOT RE DISCHARGE OF PLANNING CONDITIONSCorrespondence · PDF | 1 Jun 2016 | View |
| FROM HENRY BOOT ENCL. CONDITION 4 DOCUMENTSCorrespondence · PDF | 3 May 2016 | View |
| FROM HENRY BOOT ENCL. CONTRACT, PLAN, SPECIFICATION BROCHURE & ARTISTS COMMISSIOCorrespondence · PDF | 26 Apr 2016 | View |
| ARCHAEOLOGY REPORTReport · PDF | 17 Mar 2016 | View |
| DECISION NOTICEDecision · PDF | 31 Dec 2015 | View |
| APPROVED PLANSDrawing · PDF | 31 Dec 2015 | View |
| GEOTECHNICAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT REPORTReport · PDF | 22 Sept 2015 | View |
| DESIGN & ACCESS STATEMENTReport · PDF | 18 Sept 2015 | View |
| DRAINAGE STRATEGY PLANReport · PDF | 18 Sept 2015 | View |
| CONSULTATAION REPORTReport · PDF | 18 Sept 2015 | View |
| TRANSPORT ASSESSMENTReport · PDF | 18 Sept 2015 | 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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications.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.