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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Baby Elephant 162 Gathurst Lane Shevington Wigan WN6 8HZ
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Council sourceErection of detached office building (Use Class E(g)(i)) with associated external works following demolition of existing building
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View council map| Document | Published | Action |
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| OFFICER REPORTOfficer Report · PDF | 22 May 2026 | View |
| WEB DECISION NOTICEDecision Notice · PDF | 22 May 2026 | View |
| ONLINE COMMENTPublic Comment · PDF | 14 May 2026 | View |
| UNITED UTILITIESConsultee Reply · PDF | 27 Apr 2026 | View |
| EA RESPONSEConsultee Reply · PDF | 23 Mar 2026 | View |
| UPDATED FRASupporting Report · PDF | 3 Mar 2026 | View |
| AMENDED SITE SECTIONSPlans and Drawings · PDF | 3 Mar 2026 | View |
| EA RESPONSEConsultee Reply · PDF | 19 Feb 2026 | View |
| SUPERSEDED PROPOSED SITE SECTIONSSuperseded Document · PDF | 10 Feb 2026 | View |
| UPDATED FLOOD RISK RESPONSE BY APPLICANTSupporting Report · PDF | 10 Feb 2026 | View |
| PROPOSED DRAINAGE LAYOUTPlans and Drawings · PDF | 30 Jan 2026 | View |
| HYDRAULIC ANALYSISSupporting Report · PDF | 30 Jan 2026 | View |
| UNITED UTILITIESConsultee Reply · PDF | 19 Jan 2026 | View |
| PLANNING POLICY COMMENTSConsultee Reply · PDF | 8 Jan 2026 | View |
| FURTHER RESPONSE TO LLFASupporting Report · PDF | 6 Jan 2026 | View |
| UNITED UTILITIESConsultee Reply · PDF | 29 Dec 2025 | View |
| ENVIRONMENT AGENCYConsultee Reply · PDF | 19 Dec 2025 | View |
| FURTHER COMMENTS FROM LLFAConsultee Reply · PDF | 18 Dec 2025 | View |
| TRANSPORT STATEMENTSupporting Report · PDF | 16 Dec 2025 | View |
| ARBORICULTURAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT WITH ARBORICULTURAL METHOD STATEMENTSupporting Report · PDF | 8 Dec 2025 | View |
| SITE-SPECIFIC FLOOD RISK ASSESSMENT AND DRAINAGE STRATEGYSupporting Report · PDF | 17 Nov 2025 | View |
| PROPOSED SITE PLAN / LANDSCAPING PLANPlans and Drawings · PDF | 13 Nov 2025 | View |
| GMEU COMMENTSConsultee Reply · PDF | 24 Sept 2025 | View |
| AMENDED PROPOSED PLANS AND ELEVATIONSPlans and Drawings · PDF | 17 Sept 2025 | View |
| UPDATED CONSERVATION COMMENTSConsultee Reply · PDF | 17 Sept 2025 | View |
| CONSERVATION COMMENTSConsultee Reply · PDF | 17 Sept 2025 | View |
| ONLINE COMMENTPublic Comment · PDF | 12 Aug 2025 | View |
| SUPERSEDED SITE AND LANDSCAPE PLANSuperseded Document · PDF | 31 Jul 2025 | View |
| AMENDED HERITAGE STATEMENT (REV A)Supporting Report · PDF | 31 Jul 2025 | View |
| SUPERSEDED PROPOSED PLANS AND ELEVATIONSSuperseded Document · PDF | 31 Jul 2025 | View |
| CONSERVATION OFFICER COMMENTSConsultee Reply · PDF | 22 Jul 2025 | View |
| MS GREATER MANCHESTER ECOLOGY UNITConsultee Reply | 16 Jul 2025 | View |
| UNITED UTILITIESConsultee Reply | 15 Jul 2025 | View |
| ECOLOGY UNITConsultee Reply · PDF | 15 Jul 2025 | View |
| TRANSPORT POLICYConsultee Reply | 9 Jul 2025 | View |
| CANAL AND RIVER TRUSTConsultee Reply | 9 Jul 2025 | View |
| ENVIRONMENT AGENCY COMMENTSConsultee Reply · PDF | 2 Jul 2025 | View |
| 4298 Planning Statement with Sequential Test-mergedWeb Supporting Report · PDF | 19 Jun 2025 | View |
| SUPERSEDED 4298-25-13A PROPOSED PLANS AND ELEVATIONS - PLANNINGSuperseded Document · PDF | 19 Jun 2025 | View |
| Baby Elephant Indian, Shevington-WITH PARKINGWeb Supporting Report · PDF | 19 Jun 2025 | View |
| Application Perspective 2 copyWeb Supporting Report · PDF | 19 Jun 2025 | View |
| 4298 Drainage Statement and Flood Risk Assessment mergedWeb Supporting Report · PDF | 19 Jun 2025 | View |
| 4298 Volume AssessmentWeb Supporting Report · PDF | 19 Jun 2025 | View |
| 4298-25-16 EXISITNG ELEVATIONSWeb Plan · PDF | 19 Jun 2025 | View |
| 4298 BNG Units StatementWeb Supporting Report · PDF | 19 Jun 2025 | View |
| ApplicationFormRedactedWeb Application Form · PDF | 19 Jun 2025 | View |
| 4298-24-06 LOCATION PLANWeb Plan · PDF | 19 Jun 2025 | View |
| SUPERSEDED 4298-25-12B SITE AND LANDSCAPE PLANSuperseded Document · PDF | 19 Jun 2025 | View |
| 4298-25-17 BOUNDARY TREATMENTSWeb Plan · PDF | 19 Jun 2025 | View |
| 4298 Planning Application Cover Letter_RedactedWeb Supporting Report · PDF | 19 Jun 2025 | View |
| BNG ASSESSMENTPR-25-~1Supporting Report · PDF | 19 Jun 2025 | View |
| 4298 3D Image BookletWeb Supporting Report · PDF | 19 Jun 2025 | View |
| A.25.098951.FULL Wigan Observer 01.07.2025Web Press Notice · PDF | 19 Jun 2025 | View |
| SUPERSEDED 4298 HERITAGE STATEMENTSuperseded Document · PDF | 19 Jun 2025 | View |
| SUPERSEDED 4298-25-11 PROPOSED SITE SECTIONSSuperseded Document · PDF | 19 Jun 2025 | View |
| RIVER ENCROACHMENT SPREADSHEETSupporting Report | 19 Jun 2025 | View |
| BNG MATRIXSupporting Report | 19 Jun 2025 | View |
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