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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8-10 West Main Street, Whitburn, Bathgate, EH47 0QZ
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Amalgamation of two units and change of use of one of former units from Class 1 (Retail) to Class 2 (Financial, Professional and Other Services)
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View council map| Document | Published | Action |
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| APPROVED PLANSDrawing · PDF | 9 Apr 2008 | View |
| GRANT PLANNING PERMISSIONDecision · PDF | 9 Apr 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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications.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.