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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Car Park D Ebbsfleet International Station International Way Ebbsfleet Valley Kent
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Council sourceConditional approval dated 17 November 2020 under Article 4(1) of the Town and Country Planning (Border Facilities and Infrastructure) (EU Exit) (England) Special Development Order 2020 for temporary development at Ebbsfleet International Station, Car Park D Kent, for an Inland Border Facility comprising the temporary change of use of the site from an existing car park to a temporary Inland Border Facility to provide 256 HGV spaces and 142 staff parking spaces for functions required to be carried out by Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs and Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs for the processing of common transit convention and ATA carnet movements, processing of CITES permits, and prioritisation of certain commodities. The site is permitted to operate from 1st January 2021 until 31st December 2022.
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| APPROVAL OF SPECIAL DEVELOPMENT ORDERDecision Notice · PDF | 26 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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications.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.