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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Ashmere (Phase 1) Eastern Quarry Watling Street Swanscombe Kent
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Council sourceConsultation on an application for reserved matters application (relating to access, appearance, landscaping, layout and scale) for 281 dwellings and associated infrastructure including roads and surface water attenuation, pursuant to outline planning application EDC/17/0048 within Ebbsfleet Development Corporation
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View council map| Document | Published | Action |
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| OBSERVATIONS MADEDecision Notice · PDF | 2 Mar 2020 | View |
| OBSERVATIIONSDecision Notice · PDF | 7 Feb 2020 | View |
| DELEGATED REPORT SHEETReport · PDF | 7 Feb 2020 | 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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications.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.