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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52 High Street Littlehampton BN17 5SY
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52 High Street Littlehampton BN17 5SY
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Notification for Prior Approval for a Change of Use from Financial and Professional Services (Class A2) to Restaurant (Class A3) and alterations to High Street shopfront, provision of extract duct & formation of bin store.
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Sign in to view collected details| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| DecisionDecision | 14 Oct 2019 | View |
| Officers ReportOfficers Report | 14 Oct 2019 | View |
| ApplicationApplication | 19 Jun 2019 | View |
| Site and Location Plan - 040519/TP03Plans | 19 Jun 2019 | View |
| Ground Floor Plan and Basement Plan - 040519/TP01Plans | 19 Jun 2019 | View |
| Front & Rear Elevations as Proposed - 040519/TP02Plans | 19 Jun 2019 | View |
| Shopfront and Section - 040519/TP04Plans | 19 Jun 2019 | View |
| Ground Floor Plan as Existing - SY01Plans | 19 Jun 2019 | View |
| Front and Rear Elevations as Existing - 040519/SY02Plans | 19 Jun 2019 | View |
| Design StatementStatement | 19 Jun 2019 | View |
| SpecificationStatement | 19 Jun 2019 | View |
| Clarification of floor areas from agentConsultation | 8 Oct 2019 | View |
| ConsultationConsultation | 23 Jul 2019 | View |
| WEST SUSSEX COUNTY COUNCIL CONSULTATIONConsultation | 10 Jul 2019 | View |
| Rep LettersRep Letters | 10 Dec 2019 | View |
| PACKPNSystems Correspondence | 25 Jun 2019 | View |
| PINCAG1Systems Correspondence | 18 Jun 2019 | 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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications.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.