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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Somerset Barracks, Land at Somerset Barracks, Shorncliffe Garrison, North Road, Folkestone
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Council sourceNon-material amendment to Y/16/1266/SH - Reserved matters application for the construction of 127 dwellings, including affordable housing, a doctors' surgery and commercial floorspace, along with associated landscaping, infrastructure and earthworks at Phase 2b, Somerset Barracks, being details pursuant to outline application Y14/0300/SH (details relating to landscaping, layout, scale, access and appearance) - to amend Condition 1 (Submitted Plans) in relation to the schedule of play equipment, tree planting and boundary treatments.
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| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Technical note 8154-KC-XX-YTREE Rev0.pdfDocument · PDF | 14 Dec 2020 | View |
| Tree planting plan 8154-KC-XX-YTREE-TreePlantingPlan01Rev0.pdfPlans · PDF | 14 Dec 2020 | View |
| Landscape Proposals - Sheet 2of2 Phase 2 CSA 2172_151_R_.pdfPlans · PDF | 14 Dec 2020 | View |
| Landscape Proposals Sheet 1of2 Phase 2 2172_150_R_ .pdfPlans · PDF | 14 Dec 2020 | View |
| DM40 Decision Notice.pdf · PDF | 11 Jan 2021 | View |
| ApplicationFormRedacted.pdfForm · PDF | 14 Dec 2020 | View |
| Playdale Equipment.pdfDocument · PDF | 14 Dec 2020 | View |
| Tree protection plan 8154-Ph2-02 Rev G 04 03 20.pdfPlans · PDF | 14 Dec 2020 | View |
| DM35 Officers Report.pdf · PDF | 11 Jan 2021 | View |
| Landscape proposal - 2172_150_K.pdf · PDF | 14 Dec 2020 | View |
| 2172_150_R_Phase 2 Landscape Proposals - Somerset Barracks_Sheet 1of2Plans · PDF | 6 Jan 2021 | View |
| Updated covering letter (R)Document · PDF | 15 Dec 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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications.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.