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.
Council planning record
Porthole Barn Ham Lane Sidlesham West Sussex PO20 7NY
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Porthole Barn Ham Lane Sidlesham West Sussex PO20 7NY
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View council mapChange of use of agricultural buildings into 1 no. dwelling and associated domestic garaging, including associated external alterations
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| WEST SUSSEX FIRE & RESCUE SERVICEConsultee Comment · PDF | 18 Aug 2025 | View |
| UNILATERAL UNDERTAKING DATED 6TH MAY 2025Legal Agreement · PDF | 9 May 2025 | View |
| Decision NoticeDecision Notice · PDF | 9 May 2025 | View |
| Delegated ReportDelegated Report · PDF | 9 May 2025 | View |
| ENVIRONMENTAL STRATEGY CONSULTATION RESPONSEConsultee Comment · PDF | 7 May 2025 | View |
| SIDLESHAM PARISH COUNCILParish Comments · PDF | 10 Apr 2025 | View |
| NATURAL ENGLANDConsultee Comment · PDF | 9 Apr 2025 | View |
| ENVIRONMENT AGENCYConsultee Comment · PDF | 8 Apr 2025 | View |
| WSCC HIGHWAYSConsultee Comment · PDF | 8 Apr 2025 | View |
| APPROPRIATE ASSESSMENTOther | 1 Apr 2025 | View |
| PLANNING STATEMENT INCLUDING FOUL SEWERAGE STATEMENTApplication Documents · PDF | 21 Mar 2025 | View |
| CorrespondenceCorrespondence · PDF | 21 Mar 2025 | View |
| ECOLOGICAL IMPACT ASSESSMENTApplication Documents · PDF | 19 Mar 2025 | View |
| BIODIVERSITY NET GAIN ASSESSMENTApplication Documents · PDF | 19 Mar 2025 | View |
| EXISTING SW AND SE ELEVATIONSPlan - Decided · PDF | 19 Mar 2025 | View |
| EXISTING NW AND NE ELEVATIONSPlan - Decided · PDF | 19 Mar 2025 | View |
| PROPOSED SITE PLANPlan - Decided · PDF | 19 Mar 2025 | View |
| PROPOSED SITE PLANPlan - Decided · PDF | 19 Mar 2025 | View |
| EXISTING GROUND FLOOR PLANPlan - Decided · PDF | 19 Mar 2025 | View |
| EXISTING SW AND SE ELEVATIONSPlan - Decided · PDF | 19 Mar 2025 | View |
| EXISTING NW AND NE ELEVATIONSPlan - Decided · PDF | 19 Mar 2025 | View |
| EXISTING BARN ROOF PLANPlan - Decided · PDF | 19 Mar 2025 | View |
| EXISTING GROUND FLOOR PLANPlan - Decided · PDF | 19 Mar 2025 | View |
| TOPOGRAPHICAL SURVEYPlan - Under Consideration · PDF | 19 Mar 2025 | View |
| BLOCK PLANPlan - Decided · PDF | 19 Mar 2025 | View |
| LOCATION PLANPlan - Decided · PDF | 19 Mar 2025 | View |
| APPLICATION FORMApplication Form · PDF | 6 Mar 2025 | View |
| FIRST FLOOR PLAN AS APPROVEDPlan - Under Consideration · PDF | 6 Mar 2025 | View |
| ROOF PLAN AS APPROVEDPlan - Under Consideration · PDF | 6 Mar 2025 | View |
| SW AND SE ELEVATIONS AS APPROVEDPlan - Under Consideration · PDF | 6 Mar 2025 | View |
| GROUND FLOOR PLAN AS APPROVEDPlan - Under Consideration · PDF | 6 Mar 2025 | View |
| NW AND NE ELEVATIONS AS APPROVEDPlan - Under Consideration · PDF | 6 Mar 2025 | View |
| SW AND SE ELEVATIONS AS APPROVEDPlan - Under Consideration · PDF | 6 Mar 2025 | View |
| PROPOSED FIRST FLOOR PLANPlan - Decided · PDF | 6 Mar 2025 | View |
| SW AND SE ELEVATION PROPOSEDPlan - Decided · PDF | 6 Mar 2025 | View |
| PROPOSED FLOOR PLANPlan - Decided · PDF | 6 Mar 2025 | View |
| PROPOSED FIRST FLOOR PLANPlan - Decided · PDF | 6 Mar 2025 | View |
| NW AND NE ELEVATION AS PROPOSEDPlan - Decided · PDF | 6 Mar 2025 | View |
| SITE PLAN AS APPROVEDPlan - Under Consideration · PDF | 6 Mar 2025 | View |
| SITE PLAN AS APPROVEDPlan - Under Consideration · PDF | 6 Mar 2025 | View |
| PROPOSED GROUND AND ROOF PLANPlan - Decided · PDF | 6 Mar 2025 | View |
| PROPOSED ELEVATIONPlan - Decided · PDF | 6 Mar 2025 | View |
| PROPOSED GROUND FLOOR AND ROOF PLANPlan - Decided · PDF | 6 Mar 2025 | View |
| PROPOSED ELEVATIONPlan - Decided · PDF | 6 Mar 2025 | View |
| FLOOD RISK ASSESSMENTApplication Documents · PDF | 6 Mar 2025 | View |
| FLOOD RISK ASSESSMENTApplication Documents · PDF | 6 Mar 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.