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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5 Birch Close Longfield Kent DA3 7LH
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Council sourceProvision of dormer window in rear elevation and roof lights in front elevation in connection with providing additional rooms in the roof space, alterations to rear windows and doors, demolition of existing detached garage and car port and erection of a detached garage and internal alterations
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View council map| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| APPROVEDDecision Notice · PDF | 25 Feb 2021 | View |
| SITE LOCATION PLANDrawings · PDF | 18 Nov 2020 | View |
| EXISTING SITE PLANDrawings · PDF | 18 Nov 2020 | View |
| PROPOSED SITE PLANDrawings · PDF | 18 Nov 2020 | View |
| EFE/BC EXISTING FRONT ELEVATIONDrawings · PDF | 18 Nov 2020 | View |
| PFE/BC PROPOSED FRONT ELEVATIONDrawings · PDF | 18 Nov 2020 | View |
| PRE/BC EXISTING REAR ELEVATIONDrawings · PDF | 18 Nov 2020 | View |
| PRE/BC PROPOSED REAR ELEVATIONDrawings · PDF | 18 Nov 2020 | View |
| E/FP/BC EXISTING FLOOR PLANDrawings · PDF | 18 Nov 2020 | View |
| P/FP/BC PROPOSED FLOOR PLANDrawings · PDF | 18 Nov 2020 | View |
| P1STFP/BC PROPOSED FIRST FLOOR PLANDrawings · PDF | 18 Nov 2020 | View |
| EE/BC EXISTING SIDE ELEVATIONDrawings · PDF | 18 Nov 2020 | View |
| PSE/BC PROPOSED SIDE ELEVATIONSDrawings · PDF | 18 Nov 2020 | View |
| EGAE/BC EXISTING GARAGE ELEVATIONSDrawings · PDF | 18 Nov 2020 | View |
| PGAE/BC PROPOSED GARAGE ELEVATIONSDrawings · PDF | 18 Nov 2020 | View |
| EPGFP/BC GARAGE FLOOR PLANSDrawings · PDF | 18 Nov 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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications.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.