diff --git a/app/src/api/services/building/planningData.ts b/app/src/api/services/building/planningData.ts
index adc92a6d..9407ab78 100644
--- a/app/src/api/services/building/planningData.ts
+++ b/app/src/api/services/building/planningData.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import db from '../../../db';
 export async function getBuildingPlanningDataById(id: number) {
     try {
         return await db.any(
-            'SELECT building_properties.uprn, building_properties.building_id, planning_data.description, planning_data.status, planning_data.status_before_aliasing, planning_data.uprn, planning_data.planning_application_id, planning_application_link, to_char(planning_data.registered_with_local_authority_date, \'YYYY-MM-DD\') AS registered_with_local_authority_date, to_char(planning_data.decision_date, \'YYYY-MM-DD\') AS decision_date, to_char(planning_data.last_synced_date, \'YYYY-MM-DD\') AS last_synced_date, planning_data.data_source, planning_data.data_source_link \
+            'SELECT building_properties.uprn, building_properties.building_id, planning_data.description, planning_data.status, planning_data.status_before_aliasing, planning_data.status_explanation_note, planning_data.uprn, planning_data.planning_application_id, planning_application_link, to_char(planning_data.registered_with_local_authority_date, \'YYYY-MM-DD\') AS registered_with_local_authority_date, to_char(planning_data.decision_date, \'YYYY-MM-DD\') AS decision_date, to_char(planning_data.last_synced_date, \'YYYY-MM-DD\') AS last_synced_date, planning_data.data_source, planning_data.data_source_link \
             FROM building_properties \
             INNER JOIN planning_data ON \
             building_properties.uprn = planning_data.uprn WHERE building_id = $1',
diff --git a/app/src/frontend/building/data-components/planning-data-entry.tsx b/app/src/frontend/building/data-components/planning-data-entry.tsx
index 78ed556c..f4c4459b 100644
--- a/app/src/frontend/building/data-components/planning-data-entry.tsx
+++ b/app/src/frontend/building/data-components/planning-data-entry.tsx
@@ -103,6 +103,7 @@ const PlanningDataOfficialDataEntry: React.FC<PlanningDataOfficialDataEntryProps
                   statusBeforeAliasing={item["status_before_aliasing"]}
                   status={item["status"]}
                 /></div>
+                {item["status_explanation_note"] ? <div><b>Explanation</b>: {item["status_explanation_note"]}</div> : <></>}
                 <div><b>Planning application ID:</b> {ShowIfAvailable(item["planning_application_id"])}</div>
                 <div><b>Date registered by the planning authority (validation date)</b>: {ShowIfAvailable(item["registered_with_local_authority_date"])}</div>
                 <div><b>Decision date</b>: {ShowIfAvailable(item["decision_date"])}</div>
diff --git a/etl/planning_data/obtain_livestream_data_and_load_into_database.py b/etl/planning_data/obtain_livestream_data_and_load_into_database.py
index 2f1d856e..b123967c 100644
--- a/etl/planning_data/obtain_livestream_data_and_load_into_database.py
+++ b/etl/planning_data/obtain_livestream_data_and_load_into_database.py
@@ -43,7 +43,9 @@ def load_data_into_database(cursor, data):
             last_synced_date = parse_date_string_into_date_object(entry['_source']['last_synced'])
             uprn = entry['_source']['uprn']
             status_before_aliasing = entry['_source']['status']
-            status = process_status(status_before_aliasing, decision_date)
+            status_info = process_status(status_before_aliasing, decision_date)
+            status = status_info["status"]
+            status_explanation_note = status_info["status_explanation_note"]
             planning_url = obtain_entry_link(entry['_source']['url_planning_app'], application_id)
             if uprn == None:
                 continue
@@ -62,6 +64,7 @@ def load_data_into_database(cursor, data):
                 "uprn": uprn,
                 "status": status,
                 "status_before_aliasing": status_before_aliasing,
+                "status_explanation_note": status_explanation_note,
                 "data_source": "Greater London Authority's Planning London DataHub",
                 "data_source_link": None
                 }
@@ -163,9 +166,9 @@ def insert_entry(cursor, e):
         if e["application_url"] != None:
             application_url = e["application_url"]
         cursor.execute('''INSERT INTO
-                planning_data (planning_application_id, planning_application_link, description, registered_with_local_authority_date, days_since_registration_cached, decision_date, days_since_decision_date_cached, last_synced_date, status, status_before_aliasing, data_source, data_source_link, uprn)
+                planning_data (planning_application_id, planning_application_link, description, registered_with_local_authority_date, days_since_registration_cached, decision_date, days_since_decision_date_cached, last_synced_date, status, status_before_aliasing, status_explanation_note, data_source, data_source_link, uprn)
             VALUES
-                (%s, %s, %s, %s, %s, %s, %s, %s, %s, %s, %s, %s, %s)
+                (%s, %s, %s, %s, %s, %s, %s, %s, %s, %s, %s, %s, %s, %s)
         ''', (
             e["application_id"],
             application_url, e["description"],
@@ -176,6 +179,7 @@ def insert_entry(cursor, e):
             date_object_into_date_string(e["last_synced_date"]),
             e["status"],
             e["status_before_aliasing"],
+            e["status_explanation_note"],
             e["data_source"],
             e["data_source_link"],
             e["uprn"])
@@ -263,10 +267,6 @@ def obtain_entry_link(provided_link, application_id):
 
 def process_status(status, decision_date):
     status_length_limit = 50  # see migrations/034.planning_livestream_data.up.sql
-    if len(status) > status_length_limit:
-        print("Status was too long and was skipped:", status)
-        return None
-    """return None if status is invalid"""
     if status in ["Application Under Consideration", "Application Received"]:
         if decision_date == None:
             status = "Submitted"
@@ -280,12 +280,17 @@ def process_status(status, decision_date):
         status = "Unknown"
     if status in ["Lapsed"]:
         status = "Withdrawn"
+    if len(status) > status_length_limit:
+        print("Status was too long and was skipped:", status)
+        return {"status": "Processing failed", "status_explanation_note": "status was unusally long and it was imposible to save it"}
     if (status in ["Submitted", "Approved", "Rejected", "Appeal In Progress", "Withdrawn", "Unknown"]):
-        return status
+        return {"status": status, "status_explanation_note": None}
+    if status in ["No Objection to Proposal (OBS only)", "Objection Raised to Proposal (OBS only)"]: 
+        return {"status": "Approved", "status_explanation_note": "preapproved application, local authority is unable to reject it"}
     print("Unexpected status " + status)
-    if status not in ["No Objection to Proposal (OBS only)", "Objection Raised to Proposal (OBS only)", "Not Required", "SECS", "Comment Issued", "ALL DECISIONS ISSUED", "Closed", "Declined to Determine"]:
+    if status not in ["Not Required", "SECS", "Comment Issued", "ALL DECISIONS ISSUED", "Closed", "Declined to Determine"]:
         print("New unexpected status " + status)
-    return status
+    return {"status": status, "status_explanation_note": None}
 
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
diff --git a/migrations/034.planning_livestream_data.up.sql b/migrations/034.planning_livestream_data.up.sql
index b51aec5f..c304706b 100644
--- a/migrations/034.planning_livestream_data.up.sql
+++ b/migrations/034.planning_livestream_data.up.sql
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS planning_data (
         last_synced_date date,
         status VARCHAR(50),
         status_before_aliasing VARCHAR(50),
+        status_explanation_note VARCHAR(250),
         data_source VARCHAR(70),
         data_source_link VARCHAR(150),
         uprn bigint