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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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The Yard, Burnthouse Lane, Smarden, TN27 8PT
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Council sourceVariation of condition 3 (approved plans) of planning permission 18/01231/AS (Demolition of existing buildings and removal of all storage items and all hardstandings, and replacement with eight family homes together with landscaping and ecological enhancements (all matters reserved)) to allow the inclusion of a Design Code and Indicative Build Zones Layout Plan
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| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Plot 3 Plan - CMPPlan · PDF | 6 Jul 2023 | View |
| KCC Highways CommentConsultee · PDF | 18 Aug 2023 | View |
| DM Decision Notice.pdfDecision Notice · PDF | 21 Nov 2023 | View |
| DM Final Officer Report.pdfOfficer Report · PDF | 21 Nov 2023 | View |
| Plot 8 Plan - CMPPlan · PDF | 6 Jul 2023 | View |
| Plot 7 Plan - CMPAmended Drawing · PDF | 17 Nov 2023 | View |
| KCC Flood & Water ManagementConsultee · PDF | 8 Aug 2023 | View |
| Ecological Design StrategySupporting Documents · PDF | 10 Nov 2023 | View |
| Indicative Build Zones LayoutPlan · PDF | 6 Jul 2023 | View |
| KCC Flood & Water ManagementConsultee · PDF | 26 Jul 2023 | View |
| Plot 6 Plan - CMPPlan · PDF | 6 Jul 2023 | View |
| Plot 7 Plan - CMPPlan · PDF | 6 Jul 2023 | View |
| Drainage StrategySupporting Documents · PDF | 10 Nov 2023 | View |
| Site Plan - CMPAmended Drawing · PDF | 17 Nov 2023 | View |
| Covering LetterSupporting Documents · PDF | 6 Jul 2023 | View |
| Plot 6 Plan - CMPAmended Drawing · PDF | 17 Nov 2023 | View |
| Plot 1 Plan - CMPPlan · PDF | 6 Jul 2023 | View |
| Plot 1 Plan - CMPAmended Drawing · PDF | 17 Nov 2023 | View |
| Plot 2 Plan - CMPPlan · PDF | 6 Jul 2023 | View |
| Site Plan - CMPPlan · PDF | 6 Jul 2023 | View |
| Plot 5 Plan - CMPAmended Drawing · PDF | 17 Nov 2023 | View |
| Plot 3 Plan - CMPAmended Drawing · PDF | 17 Nov 2023 | View |
| Plot 2 Plan - CMPAmended Drawing · PDF | 17 Nov 2023 | View |
| Plot 4 Plan - CMPAmended Drawing · PDF | 17 Nov 2023 | View |
| Phase 2 Geo Environmental Site InvestigationsSupporting Documents · PDF | 10 Nov 2023 | View |
| Plot 5 Plan - CMPPlan · PDF | 6 Jul 2023 | View |
| ApplicationApplication Form · PDF | 18 Jul 2023 | View |
| Plot 8 Plan - CMPAmended Drawing · PDF | 17 Nov 2023 | View |
| Indicative Build Zones LayoutAmended Drawing · PDF | 17 Nov 2023 | View |
| Plot 4 Plan - CMPPlan · PDF | 6 Jul 2023 | View |
| Burnthouse Lane Smarden Kent Design CodeSupporting Documents · PDF | 6 Jul 2023 | View |
| Drainage & SUDs StrategySupporting Documents · PDF | 10 Nov 2023 | View |
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Read planning drawings, floor plans, elevations and sections. Use labelled diagrams, a drawing comparison table and revision checks to understand a proposal.