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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Burton House Skelsmergh KENDAL LA8 9AP
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Burton House Skelsmergh KENDAL LA8 9AP
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Listed Building Consent for the remodelling and refurbishment of an existing 2 story farm cottage. Works include new wall finishes - inside and out, new floor slabs, new partitions, insulating of the roof, new rooflights, new timber windows and new window openings in existing walls, new front door, a stone faced lean-to single storey extension to the north elevation and a contemporary glazed extension to the west elevation.
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Sign in to view collected details| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Application Form - Without Personal DataApplication Form No Personal Data | 5 Dec 2025 | View |
| Existing floor & elevationExisting Floor Plan | 5 Dec 2025 | View |
| Existing site levelsExisting Layout Plan | 5 Dec 2025 | View |
| Proposed windows & doors (cottage)Mixed/Combined Plan | 5 Dec 2025 | View |
| Proposed block siteProposed Block/Site Plan | 5 Dec 2025 | View |
| Proposed floor & elevationProposed Elevations Plan | 27 Apr 2026 | View |
| Proposed floor & Roof detailsProposed Floor Plan | 27 Apr 2026 | View |
| Window and Door ScheduleProposed Plan | 27 Apr 2026 | View |
| Window and Wall DetailsProposed Plan | 27 Apr 2026 | View |
| Roof DetailsProposed Plan | 27 Apr 2026 | View |
| Site location planSite Location Plan | 5 Dec 2025 | View |
| MethodologyAdditional information | 27 Apr 2026 | View |
| Bat Survey ReportBiodiversity Survey/Report | 5 Dec 2025 | View |
| Design & access statementDesign & Access Statement | 5 Dec 2025 | View |
| EH144.05 Burton House Farm Heritage Statement (Rev1)Heritage Statement | 8 Dec 2025 | View |
| Existing site recordPhotograph | 5 Dec 2025 | View |
| Window And Door Condition Survey and Justification StatementReport/Statement | 27 Apr 2026 | View |
| Building Recording Report (June 2026)Report/Statement | 13 Jul 2026 | View |
| Conservation Officer (Kendal) - W&F CouncilConsultation Response | 20 Dec 2025 | View |
| Conservation AreaConsultation Response | 13 Feb 2026 | View |
| W&F Conservation OfficerConsultation Response | 13 Feb 2026 | View |
| Historic Environment OfficerConsultation Response | 20 Feb 2026 | View |
| Conservation Officer (Kendal) - W&F CouncilConsultation Response | 21 May 2026 | View |
| Delegated ReportDelegated Report | 16 Jun 2026 | View |
| Decision NoticeDecision Notice | 16 Jun 2026 | View |
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Understanding planning · 13 min read
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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications. Compare status labels and find the documents explaining each outcome.
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Read planning drawings, floor plans, elevations and sections. Use labelled diagrams, a drawing comparison table and revision checks to understand a proposal.