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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Oak Cottage Martins Lane Birdham Chichester West Sussex PO20 7AU
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Sign in to view collected details| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| WITHDRAWN 5/8/24Decision Notice · PDF | 6 Aug 2024 | View |
| EMAIL TO AGENT 24/7/24 - DEVELOPMENT DETAILSCorrespondence · PDF | 25 Jul 2024 | View |
| GARDEN BUILDING FOUNDATIONApplication Documents · PDF | 25 Jul 2024 | View |
| CDC TREE OFFICER EMAIL REPLY TO CHICHESTER HARBOUR CONSERVANCYConsultee Comment · PDF | 12 Jul 2024 | View |
| BIRDHAM PARISH COUNCILParish Comments · PDF | 11 Jul 2024 | View |
| CHICHESTER HARBOUR CONSERVANCYConsultee Comment · PDF | 11 Jul 2024 | View |
| LOCATION PLANPlan - Under Consideration · PDF | 12 Jun 2024 | View |
| BLOCK PLANPlan - Under Consideration · PDF | 12 Jun 2024 | View |
| AONB STATEMENTApplication Documents · PDF | 12 Jun 2024 | View |
| PROPOSED FLOOR PLAN AND ELEVATIONSPlan - Under Consideration · PDF | 12 Jun 2024 | View |
| SITES IMAGESPhotograph · PDF | 12 Jun 2024 | View |
| CorrespondenceCorrespondence · PDF | 12 Jun 2024 | View |
| REQUEST FOR EXTENSION OF TIME 12/06/2024Parish Comments · PDF | 12 Jun 2024 | View |
| BIRDHAM PARISH COUNCIL TIME EXTENSION ALLOWEDParish Comments · PDF | 12 Jun 2024 | View |
| BLOCK PLANPlan - Under Consideration · PDF | 20 Mar 2024 | View |
| APPLICATION FORMApplication Form · PDF | 18 Mar 2024 | 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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications.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.