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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Seagull House, Ground Floor Premises 45 Pier Road Littlehampton BN17 5LW
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Council sourceChange of use of ground floor from Cafe (A3 Food & Drink) to Dwelling (C3 Dwelling house) (extension of first floor flat). This application is in CIL Zone 4 (Zero Rated) as flat.
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| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| DecisionDecision | 25 Sept 2020 | View |
| Officers ReportOfficers Report | 25 Sept 2020 | View |
| ApplicationApplication | 3 Aug 2020 | View |
| CIL 1 FORMApplication | 3 Aug 2020 | View |
| EXISTING AND PROPOSED FLOOR PLANSPlans | 3 Aug 2020 | View |
| EXISTING AND PROPOSED ELEVATIONSPlans | 3 Aug 2020 | View |
| LOCATION AND BLOCK PLANSPlans | 3 Aug 2020 | View |
| DESIGN & ACCESS STATEMENTStatement | 3 Aug 2020 | View |
| FLOOD RISK ASSESSMENTStatement | 3 Aug 2020 | View |
| Coastal Engineer CommentsConsultation | 25 Sept 2020 | View |
| EA comments 08/09/20Consultation | 8 Sept 2020 | View |
| PLCOMACKPCConsultation | 24 Aug 2020 | View |
| PLACKSystems Correspondence | 4 Aug 2020 | View |
| PLACKPPSystems Correspondence | 3 Aug 2020 | 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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications.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.