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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Cousland Wood, Starlaw Road, Livingston
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Erection of a crematorium with associated works
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View council map| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| GRANT PLANNING PERMISSIONDecision · PDF | 20 Feb 2009 | View |
| APPROVED PLANSDrawing · PDF | 20 Feb 2009 | View |
| PLANNING BRIEF - COUSLAND WOOD, TAILEND, LIVINGSTONReport · PDF | 10 Oct 2008 | View |
| DOCUMENT 4 - TRANSPORT ASSESSMENTReport · PDF | 1 Oct 2008 | View |
| DOCUMENT 14 - PUBLIC ART PLANReport · PDF | 1 Oct 2008 | View |
| DOCUMENT 3 - PHASE 1 FEASIBILITY REPORTReport · PDF | 1 Oct 2008 | View |
| DOCUMENT 5 - COUSLAND WOOD TREE SURVEYReport · PDF | 1 Oct 2008 | View |
| DOCUMENT 9 - DRAINAGE IMPACT ASSESSMENTReport · PDF | 1 Oct 2008 | View |
| DOCUMENT 6 - COUSLAND WOOD - BIODIVERSITY ASSESSMENT & EVALUATIONReport · PDF | 1 Oct 2008 | View |
| DOCUMENT 12 - DISPOSAL OF WASTES REPORTReport · PDF | 1 Oct 2008 | View |
| DOCUMENT 1 - PLANNING DESIGN & ACCESS STATEMENTReport · PDF | 1 Oct 2008 | View |
| DOCUMENT 2 - COMPANY PORTFOLIO - WESTERLEIGH GROUP PLCReport · PDF | 1 Oct 2008 | View |
| DOCUMENT 7 - COUSLAND WOOD - BAT SURVEY REPORTReport · PDF | 1 Oct 2008 | View |
| DOCUMENT 8 - COUSLAND WOOD - ECOLOGICAL WALKOVER SURVEY/GREAT CRESTED NEWT SURReport · PDF | 1 Oct 2008 | View |
| DOCUMENT 10 - CREMATORIUM NOISE REPORTReport · PDF | 1 Oct 2008 | View |
| DOCUMENT 11 - ESTIMATED CREMATORIUM EMISSIONS REPORTReport · PDF | 1 Oct 2008 | View |
| DOCUMENT 13 - LANDSCAPE & VISUAL IMPACT ASSESSMENTReport · PDF | 1 Oct 2008 | 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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications.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.