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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Land Rear Of Hilary Cottage Hermitage Road Higham Rochester Kent
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Council sourceErection of 3-bay stables.
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View council map| Document | Published | Action |
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| Comments from AgentSupplementary Information | Not published | View |
| KCC BiodiversityConsultees response | Not published | View |
| BNG MetricSupplementary Information | Not published | View |
| Ecological Impact Assessment & Biodiversity Net Gain AssessmentSupplementary Information | Not published | View |
| Site Location PlanPlan/Drawing | Not published | View |
| ObjectNeighbour Comment | Not published | View |
| KCC BiodiversityConsultees response | Not published | View |
| Higham Parish CouncilConsultees response | Not published | View |
| Site NoticeSite Notice | Not published | View |
| Dickens Country Protection SocietyConsultees response | Not published | View |
| Kent Police - Designing Out CrimeConsultees response | Not published | View |
| Application FormApplication Form | Not published | View |
| Block Plan - ProposedPlan/Drawing | Not published | View |
| Block Plan - ExistingPlan/Drawing | Not published | View |
| REVISED Planning StatementSupplementary Information | Not published | View |
| Elevations - ProposedPlan/Drawing | Not published | View |
| Ecological Impact Assessment & Biodiversity Net Gain AssessmentSUPERSEDED | Not published | View |
| Site Location PlanSUPERSEDED | Not published | View |
| Planning StatementSUPERSEDED | Not published | View |
| Floor and Roof Plan - ProposedPlan/Drawing | Not published | 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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications.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.