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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71 Beach Road Littlehampton BN17 5JH
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Council sourceChange of use from Guest House (C1 Hotels) to single dwelling house (C3 Dwelling Houses).
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| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| DecisionDecision | 20 Jan 2020 | View |
| Officers ReportOfficers Report | 20 Jan 2020 | View |
| ApplicationApplication | 26 Sept 2019 | View |
| LOCATION AND BLOCK PLANS 901/03Plans | 26 Sept 2019 | View |
| EXISTING FLOOR PLANS, ROOF PLAN 901/01 REVAPlans | 26 Sept 2019 | View |
| PROPOSED FLOOR PLANS AND ROOF PLAN901/02 REVAPlans | 26 Sept 2019 | View |
| DESIGN & ACCESS STATEMENTStatement | 26 Sept 2019 | View |
| BIODIVERSITY CHECKLISTStatement | 26 Sept 2019 | View |
| MARKETING STATEMENTStatement | 26 Sept 2019 | View |
| ConsultationConsultation | 15 Oct 2019 | View |
| EHConsultation | 7 Oct 2019 | View |
| inetleteRep Letters | 15 Oct 2019 | View |
| Confirmation of Extension of time until 31st January 2020Planning Correspondence | 10 Jan 2020 | View |
| Extension of timePlanning Correspondence | 20 Dec 2019 | View |
| PACKSystems Correspondence | 30 Sept 2019 | View |
| PMAC71PSystems Correspondence | 26 Sept 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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications.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.