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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Castle Hill Neighbourhood Area Eastern Quarry Watling Street Swanscombe Kent
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Castle Hill Neighbourhood Area Eastern Quarry Watling Street Swanscombe Kent
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View council mapApplication for a non-material amendment to reserved matters approval reference EDC/17/0067 for letter boxes to be added to the retail unit entrance doors within a mid-rail; rain water pipes removed from elevations for balconies; window bars added to 4th floor windows in Block A; planter orientations amended for Plots 4, 5, 6 and 7; soldier course and trellis panels added to rear garden walls ; low lying car park wall removed between parking bays T05 and T06; and addition of a handrail to the ramp outside Retail Unit 1.
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Sign in to view collected details| Document | Published | Action |
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| OFFICERS DELEGATED REPORTReport · PDF | 31 Jan 2020 | View |
| APPROVEDDecision Notice · PDF | 31 Jan 2020 | View |
| ELEVATION 2 - EASTDrawings · PDF | 13 Dec 2019 | View |
| ELEVATION 3 - SOUTHDrawings · PDF | 13 Dec 2019 | View |
| ELEVATION 4 - WESTDrawings · PDF | 13 Dec 2019 | View |
| GROUND FLOOR PLANDrawings · PDF | 13 Dec 2019 | View |
| ELEVATION 7 - SOUTH 2Drawings · PDF | 13 Dec 2019 | View |
| APPLICATIONFORMREDACTEDApplication Form · PDF | 13 Dec 2019 | View |
| COVERING LETTERSupporting Documents · PDF | 13 Dec 2019 | View |
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