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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Liberty House 4 Hawthorn Road Littlehampton BN17 7L
Last published check: 18 Oct 2026, 10:35. Check the council record for more recent changes.
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Council sourcePart retention for hard landscaping works including hard standing to site frontage with Hawthorn Road, provision of crossover across site frontage with Hawthorn Road, reconfiguration of car park layout, 2 No. cycle stores, 1 No. smoking shelter, reduction in size of existing refuse store and provision of second refuse store within rear car park area, 1.2m high metal fence within car park and EV charging points. This application is in CIL Zone 2 (Zero Rated) as other development.
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| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| DecisionDecision | 26 May 2026 | View |
| Officers ReportOfficers Report | 26 May 2026 | View |
| CERTIFIATE BApplication | 1 Apr 2026 | View |
| ApplicationApplication | 18 Mar 2026 | View |
| CIL 1 FORMCIL Form | 18 Mar 2026 | View |
| LOCATION PLAN PL_001_260218Plans | 1 Apr 2026 | View |
| PROPOSED SITE PLAN PL_011_260330Plans | 1 Apr 2026 | View |
| FLOOR PLANS AND ELEVATIONS REFUSE STORE AND SMOKING SHED PL_012_260330Plans | 1 Apr 2026 | View |
| ELEVATION OF FENCE, CYCLE STORE FLOOR PLAN AND ELEVATIONS PL_013_260330Plans | 1 Apr 2026 | View |
| EXISTING SITE PLAN PL_010_260219Plans | 18 Mar 2026 | View |
| COVER LETTERStatement | 18 Mar 2026 | View |
| BIODIVERSITY NET GAIN STATEMENTStatement | 18 Mar 2026 | View |
| Environmental Health responseConsultation | 21 Apr 2026 | View |
| WSCC Highways responseConsultation | 17 Apr 2026 | View |
| Rep LettersRep Letters | 30 Apr 2026 | View |
| Systems CorrespondenceSystems Correspondence | 2 Apr 2026 | View |
| Systems CorrespondenceSystems Correspondence | 18 Mar 2026 | 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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications.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.