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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28 Sommers Park, Mid Calder, EH53 0RZ
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Certificate of Lawfulness for extension to house (Grid Ref: 307016, 666923)
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View council map| Document | Published | Action |
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| APPROVED PLANSApproved Plans · PDF | 9 Dec 2016 | View |
| GRANT CERTIFICATE OF LAWFULNESSDecision · PDF | 9 Dec 2016 | 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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications.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.