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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Buchanan House Kirkton North Road Livingston Village Livingston West Lothian EH54 6AF
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Application for approval of matters specified in conditions of planning permission 0737/P/11 for a residential development of 57 houses including access roads, parking and landscaping (grid ref. 304248 667361)
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View council map| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| FROM EMA ENCL. COPY OF APPL. & CHEQUECorrespondence · PDF | 2 Oct 2017 | View |
| DECISION NOTICEDecision · PDF | 26 Feb 2016 | View |
| HANDLING REPORTReport · PDF | 26 Feb 2016 | View |
| APPROVED PLANSDrawing · PDF | 26 Feb 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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications.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.