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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North Court Farm, Lower Lees Road, Chilham, Canterbury, Kent, CT4 8AU
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Council sourceScoping Opinion regarding the proposal for a solar farm development at North Court Fruit Farm, Old Wives Lees
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| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| CANTERBURY CITY COUNCILConsultee · PDF | 8 Dec 2021 | View |
| CHILHAM PARISH COUNCILConsultee · PDF | 19 Nov 2021 | View |
| KENT ORNITHOLOGICAL SOCIETYCorrespondence | 6 Dec 2021 | View |
| JAYNE SAMSONGeneral Comment · PDF | 1 Dec 2021 | View |
| KENT POLICEGeneral Comment · PDF | 15 Nov 2021 | View |
| KENT DOWNS AONBConsultee | 2 Dec 2021 | View |
| ENVIRONMENT AGENCYConsultee · PDF | 4 Nov 2021 | View |
| ALICE PAYNTER - LETTER FROM APPLICANTCorrespondence | 3 Dec 2021 | View |
| HELEN BLACKWOODGeneral Comment · PDF | 1 Dec 2021 | View |
| GAVIN DAVISGeneral Comment · PDF | 30 Nov 2021 | View |
| EIA SCOPING REPORTApplication Form · PDF | 22 Oct 2021 | View |
| NATURAL ENGLANDConsultee · PDF | 16 Nov 2021 | View |
| SUE HORNIBROOKGeneral Comment · PDF | 1 Dec 2021 | View |
| HELEN STANWELLObjection Comment · PDF | 1 Dec 2021 | View |
| KCC: HIGHWAYS & TRANSPORTATIONConsultee · PDF | 15 Nov 2021 | View |
| JONATHAN HONEObjection Comment · PDF | 2 Dec 2021 | View |
| MARK HARDINGObjection Comment · PDF | 1 Dec 2021 | View |
| NETWORK RAILConsultee | 21 Dec 2021 | View |
| FRANCES MATTHEWSObjection Comment · PDF | 1 Dec 2021 | View |
| LETTER FROM APPLICANTCorrespondence | 6 Apr 2022 | View |
| CAROLINE EASTWOOD-BUTCHERGeneral Comment · PDF | 1 Dec 2021 | View |
| JULIA GOATCHERGeneral Comment · PDF | 3 Dec 2021 | View |
| SOWLIS SAVE OLD WIVES LEES FROM INDUSTRIAL SOLARObjection Comment | 22 Nov 2021 | View |
| JANE ADDISONObjection Comment · PDF | 2 Dec 2021 | View |
| KCC ECOLOGICAL ADVICEConsultee | 10 Dec 2021 | View |
| KENT ORNITHOLOGICAL SOCIETYConsultee · PDF | 21 Dec 2021 | View |
| MARIA DAVISObjection Comment · PDF | 1 Dec 2021 | View |
| FIONA HARDINGObjection Comment · PDF | 1 Dec 2021 | View |
| JACQUELINE JOHNSONObjection Comment · PDF | 1 Dec 2021 | 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.