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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Pent Farm, Pilgrims Way, Postling, Hythe CT21 4EY
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Council sourceCreation of a 150m pond for Great Crested Newts as part of Natural England's District Level Licensing scheme
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| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| KCC Ecology commentsDocument · PDF | 25 Nov 2020 | View |
| Scaled pond plan.jpg | 2 Oct 2020 | View |
| KCC Highways CommentsDocument · PDF | 4 Nov 2020 | View |
| DM15 Neighbour Letter.pdf · PDF | 3 Nov 2020 | View |
| Biodiversity statement - Pent Farm.docx | 2 Oct 2020 | View |
| DM35 Officers Report.pdf · PDF | 10 Dec 2020 | View |
| DM81 List of Consultations.pdf · PDF | 3 Nov 2020 | View |
| Environment Agency CommentsEmail · PDF | 19 Nov 2020 | View |
| Block planDrawing · PDF | 16 Oct 2020 | View |
| Scaled pond planDrawing · PDF | 16 Oct 2020 | View |
| Location planDrawing · PDF | 16 Oct 2020 | View |
| Sectional scaled pond planDrawing · PDF | 16 Oct 2020 | View |
| Application Form RDocument · PDF | 2 Oct 2020 | View |
| Block Plan.pdf · PDF | 2 Oct 2020 | View |
| Example of stock net fencingDocument · PDF | 16 Oct 2020 | View |
| Location Plan.pdf · PDF | 2 Oct 2020 | View |
| DM40 Decision Notice.pdf · PDF | 10 Dec 2020 | View |
| Fencing specificationDocument · PDF | 29 Oct 2020 | View |
| Sectional scaled drawing pond plan.jpg | 2 Oct 2020 | View |
| Natural England CommentsEmail · PDF | 13 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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications.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.