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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St Johns Court Penstone Close Lancing West Sussex
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St Johns Court Penstone Close Lancing West Sussex
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View council mapApplication to vary Condition Number(s): 3 (materials), 6 (drainage), 7 (drainage maintenance) and 11 (landscaping) of approved application AWDM/0949/22 to allow for the commencement of demolition work before the full discharge of conditions. Condition 3 (materials) - wording should be amended to "No development above slab level shall be carried out unless and until a schedule of materials..." etc.Condition 6 (drainage) - wording should be amended to "Development shall not commence, other than works of site survey and investigation or works of demolition, until full details of the proposed foul and surface..." etc. Condition 7 (drainage maintenance) - wording should be amended to "Development shall not commence, other than works of site survey and investigation or works of demolition, until full details of the maintenance and management of the surface water drainage system..." etc. Condition 11 (landscaping) - wording should be amended to "No development above slab level shall take place until full details of all hard and soft landscaping works..." etc.ORIGINAL DESCRIPTION: Erection of a three-storey side extension to the existing building and recessed roof top extension to the whole of the building to accommodate 9no. flats comprising 7no. 1-bedroom flats and 2no. 2-bedroom flats. Demolition of existing garage block, reconfiguration to existing car parking, proposed landscaping, and cycle/refuse storage.
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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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications.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.