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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French House, Aldington Road, Lympne, Hythe, CT21 4PA
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EIA Screening Opinion under the Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2017 relating to 21/1697/FH - Section 73 application for the variation of condition 2 (submitted plans) of planning permission Y19/1152/FH Change of use of the French House from Class C3 residential dwelling to a 10 bed boutique hotel Class C1; partial demolition, reconstruction and conversion of outbuildings; erection of 5 new build bedroom pods; erection of new social canopy; erection of check-in building; extension to existing restaurant; creation of new link pathways and a new access road; new refuse store; and creation of a new car park for 50 car spaces to allow for amendments to the approved scheme for restaurant (area C )
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| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| french house screening s.73Decision · PDF | 1 Jul 2022 | View |
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