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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5 The Hopgarton Aldwick PO21 3TA
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| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| DecisionDecision | 15 May 2017 | View |
| Officers ReportOfficers Report | 15 May 2017 | View |
| ApplicationApplication | 22 Mar 2017 | View |
| Email confirming change of descriptionAdditional Docs | 15 May 2017 | View |
| Email querying descriptionAdditional Docs | 11 May 2017 | View |
| SITE NOTICE PHOTOAdditional Docs | 7 Apr 2017 | View |
| TPO INFO.Additional Docs | 27 Mar 2017 | View |
| Consultant ArboriculturistConsultation | 10 May 2017 | View |
| PACKTSystems Correspondence | 27 Mar 2017 | View |
| PMAC52Systems Correspondence | 27 Mar 2017 | View |
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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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications.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.