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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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Motis Business Centre, Cheriton High Street, Folkestone, CT19 4QJ
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Council sourceErection of 6 x commercial units for Class E (specifically for office, research & development and industrial) and Class B8 purposes, extension of existing centre to provide further Class E office floorspace, children's nursery, cafe and gym and the provision of a 115no. space truck stop, a transhipment building, along with an ancillary welfare facilities and office building, including access, parking and landscaping.
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| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| ApplicationFormRedacted.pdfForm · PDF | 23 Dec 2020 | View |
| Environmental Protection Specialist CommentsDocument · PDF | 11 Jan 2022 | View |
| Preliminary Ecological Appraisal (R)Document · PDF | 23 Dec 2020 | View |
| Environment Agency commentsDocument · PDF | 18 Jan 2021 | View |
| Southern Water commentsDocument · PDF | 25 Feb 2021 | View |
| Planning Policy commentsDocument · PDF | 13 Apr 2021 | View |
| Committee Minutes - 25.01.2022Document · PDF | 4 Feb 2022 | View |
| Parish commentsEmail · PDF | 15 Feb 2021 | View |
| 2597 - 103 A Proposed Lorry Park Zone Layout PlanPlans · PDF | 23 Dec 2020 | View |
| KCC additional informationEmail · PDF | 20 Jan 2022 | View |
| KCC Archaeology commentsEmail · PDF | 11 Feb 2021 | View |
| DM40 Decision NoticeDecision · PDF | 30 Mar 2022 | View |
| Landscape and visual assessmentDocument · PDF | 23 Dec 2020 | View |
| 3554 Phase 1 Desk Study (Signatures Redacted)Document · PDF | 23 Dec 2020 | View |
| Affinity Water commentsEmail · PDF | 26 Jan 2021 | View |
| KCC Environment, Planning and Enforcement emailEmail · PDF | 25 Jan 2022 | View |
| IDOM Merebrook commentsEmail · PDF | 13 Jan 2021 | View |
| Design access and policy statementDocument · PDF | 23 Dec 2020 | View |
| DM20 Site Notice.pdf · PDF | 6 Jan 2021 | View |
| 2597 - 106 Business Centre Existing Floor PlansPlans · PDF | 23 Dec 2020 | View |
| Parish commentsEmail · PDF | 18 Jan 2021 | View |
| Committee Supplementary Sheet 25.01.2022Document · PDF | 21 Jan 2022 | View |
| Planning StatementDocument · PDF | 23 Dec 2020 | View |
| DOCO commentsDocument · PDF | 25 Mar 2021 | View |
| 2597 - 112 Proposed floor planPlans · PDF | 23 Dec 2020 | View |
| 2597 - 104 Proposed Business Centre Floor PlansPlans · PDF | 23 Dec 2020 | View |
| DM81 List of Consultations.pdf · PDF | 6 Jan 2021 | View |
| 44606_5501_009A - HGV tracking in SitePlans · PDF | 23 Dec 2020 | View |
| KCC Highways commentsDocument · PDF | 28 Jan 2021 | View |
| 3554-1c1 - Ecological Air Quality AssessmentDocument · PDF | 23 Dec 2020 | View |
| DM15 Neighbour Letter.pdf · PDF | 6 Jan 2021 | View |
| 4982-LLB-RP-Ec-0001-S4-P05 Preliminary Ecological Appraisal (COMBINED) (ID 555800)Document · PDF | 23 Dec 2020 | View |
| Southern Water CommentsDocument · PDF | 22 Jan 2021 | View |
| 2597 - 110 A Proposed Drivers Lounge floor plansPlans · PDF | 23 Dec 2020 | View |
| Environment Agency CommentsEmail · PDF | 9 Feb 2021 | View |
| KCC Ecology commentsDocument · PDF | 26 Feb 2021 | View |
| 2597 - 102 B Proposed Site Layout PlanPlans · PDF | 23 Dec 2020 | View |
| Neighbour Comments from Mark HourahaneDocument · PDF | 24 Jan 2022 | View |
| 2597 - 109 A Proposed Floor Plans and elevations Units 1-6Plans · PDF | 23 Dec 2020 | View |
| Kent Downs AONB commentsDocument · PDF | 15 Feb 2021 | View |
| Ecological Assessment KECT19 472 RedactedReport · PDF | 14 Jan 2022 | View |
| FHDC Environmental Protection Specialist commentsEmail · PDF | 14 Jan 2022 | View |
| 2597 - 101 B Existing site and location plansPlans · PDF | 23 Dec 2020 | View |
| 20-0128 R1 Noise impact assessmentDocument · PDF | 23 Dec 2020 | View |
| 44606_5501_009A - HGV tracking in site layoutPlans · PDF | 23 Dec 2020 | View |
| CIL formForm · PDF | 23 Dec 2020 | View |
| IDOM CommentsEmail · PDF | 9 Feb 2021 | View |
| KCC Archaeological CommentsEmail · PDF | 8 Jan 2021 | View |
| Transport Statement Part 2Document · PDF | 23 Dec 2020 | View |
| KCC Ecology commentsDocument · PDF | 29 Jan 2021 | View |
| DM Latest Consultation.pdf · PDF | 11 Feb 2021 | View |
| 3554r3 - Air Quality AssessmentDocument · PDF | 23 Dec 2020 | View |
| Committee Public Reports Pack 25.01.22Document · PDF | 17 Jan 2022 | View |
| 2597 - 105 Proposed Business Centre ElevationsPlans · PDF | 23 Dec 2020 | View |
| Press advert - 13/01/2021Document · PDF | 15 Jan 2021 | View |
| Preliminary Ecological Appraisal - publicDocument · PDF | 4 Feb 2021 | View |
| 2597 - 111 Proposed front, rear and side ElevationsPlans · PDF | 23 Dec 2020 | View |
| Highways England commentsDocument · PDF | 10 Feb 2021 | View |
| 2597 - 113 Proposed floor plans and elevations of Transhipment buildingPlans · PDF | 23 Dec 2020 | View |
| DM35 Officers Report.pdf · PDF | 30 Mar 2022 | View |
| Supplementary StatementDocument · PDF | 4 Aug 2021 | View |
| 4982-LLB-XX-XX-DR-L-0001-S4-P03 Landscape MasterplanPlans · PDF | 23 Dec 2020 | View |
| Transport Statement Part 1Document · PDF | 23 Dec 2020 | View |
| DM Latest Consultation.pdf · PDF | 9 Feb 2021 | View |
| Southern Water commentsEmail · PDF | 1 Feb 2021 | View |
| 2597 - 107 Existing Business Centre ElevationsPlans · PDF | 23 Dec 2020 | View |
| KCC LLFA commentsDocument · PDF | 15 Feb 2021 | View |
| SUDS CommentsDocument · PDF | 22 Jan 2021 | View |
| Natural England commentsDocument · PDF | 25 Feb 2021 | View |
| Flood Risk AssessmentDocument · PDF | 23 Dec 2020 | View |
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