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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Farne Cottage Crooked Lane Birdham Chichester West Sussex PO20 7HB
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Farne Cottage Crooked Lane Birdham Chichester West Sussex PO20 7HB
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Sign in to view collected details| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Decision NoticeDecision Notice · PDF | 10 Apr 2025 | View |
| APPLICATION FORMApplication Form · PDF | 7 Mar 2025 | View |
| BLOCK PLANPlan - Under Consideration · PDF | 7 Mar 2025 | View |
| EXISTING AND PROPOSED GROUND FLOOR PLANPlan - Under Consideration · PDF | 7 Mar 2025 | View |
| EXISTING AND PROPOSED WEST AND SOUTH ELEVATIONSPlan - Under Consideration · PDF | 7 Mar 2025 | View |
| EXISTING AND PROPOSED NORTH AND EAST ELEVATIONSPlan - Under Consideration · PDF | 7 Mar 2025 | View |
| EVIDENCE TO SUPPORT APPLICATIONApplication Documents · PDF | 7 Mar 2025 | View |
| LOCATION PLANPlan - Under Consideration · PDF | 7 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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications.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.