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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4 Hawthorn Road Littlehampton
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Council sourceNotification for Prior Approval for a Proposed Change of Use of a building from Office Use (Class B1(a)) to a Dwellinghouse (Class C3) to provide 30 self-contained flats (14 studios & 16 one-bed flats)
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| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| DecisionDecision | 7 Dec 2018 | View |
| Officers ReportOfficers Report | 7 Dec 2018 | View |
| ApplicationApplication | 16 Oct 2018 | View |
| Application formApplication | 16 Oct 2018 | View |
| Site location plan SLP01Plans | 16 Oct 2018 | View |
| Block plan BP01Plans | 16 Oct 2018 | View |
| Existing plansPlans | 16 Oct 2018 | View |
| Proposed plans P01BPlans | 16 Oct 2018 | View |
| Acoustic AssessmentStatement | 16 Oct 2018 | View |
| Contaminated Land Risk AssessmentStatement | 16 Oct 2018 | View |
| Transport StatementStatement | 16 Oct 2018 | View |
| ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTHConsultation | 6 Dec 2018 | View |
| Environmental HealthConsultation | 5 Dec 2018 | View |
| Environmental Health. 21/11/18Consultation | 22 Nov 2018 | View |
| WEST SUSSEX COUNTY COUNCIL CONSULTATIONConsultation | 14 Nov 2018 | View |
| inetleteRep Letters | 14 Nov 2018 | View |
| PACKPNSystems Correspondence | 19 Oct 2018 | 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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications.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.