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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39 The Chestnuts Countesthorpe Leicester Leicestershire LE8 5TL
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39 The Chestnuts Countesthorpe Leicester Leicestershire LE8 5TL
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View council mapNotification to determine if Prior Approval is required for a single storey rear extension which would extend beyond the rear wall of the original dwellinghouse by 3.8 metres, for which the maximum height would be 3.0 metres and for which the height to eaves would be 2.15 metres
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Sign in to view collected details| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| SITE BLOCK PLANDrawing · PDF | 5 Dec 2025 | View |
| Application Form - Without Personal DataApplication Form · PDF | 27 Nov 2025 | View |
| Conservatory survey 1Drawing | 27 Nov 2025 | View |
| Conservatory survey 2Drawing | 27 Nov 2025 | View |
| Conservatory survey 3Drawing | 27 Nov 2025 | View |
| Block plan of the siteDrawing | 27 Nov 2025 | View |
| Block plan of the siteDrawing | 27 Nov 2025 | 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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications.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.