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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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Glaxosmithkline, North Lonsdale Road, ULVERSTON, LA12 9DR
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Demolition (including removal of hazardous insulating materials) removal dismantling and site clearance of various structures, buildings, plant and equipment, contained within the GSK Ulverston manufacturing site. A small number of complex/high structures are to be dismantled as part of the project, including the redundant former cooling tower within the boiler house. A combination of remote machine intensive demolition techniques and equipment dismantling, utilising mobile cranes (as appropriate), and strictly controlled and engineered collapse will be used to carry out the project.
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| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Application Form - webApplication Form | 3 Feb 2020 | View |
| Existing Site Plan - site plan 900/153 Rev 6 A1Existing Block/Site Plan | 3 Feb 2020 | View |
| Proposed Site Plan - proposed demolition site plan A1Proposed Block/Site Plan | 3 Feb 2020 | View |
| Correspondence - Site Notice for demolitionCorrespondence | 3 Feb 2020 | View |
| Correspondence - GSK Demolition outline method statementCorrespondence | 3 Feb 2020 | View |
| Correspondence - building demolition activitiesCorrespondence | 3 Feb 2020 | View |
| Ecology ReportEcology Report | 3 Feb 2020 | View |
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