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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The Old Observer Building, Telford Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 9LY
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Council sourceCreate a new opening with uPVC door on the ground floor of the West elevation which will open onto the staircase to allow separate access to the third floor.
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View council map| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| DecisionDecision · PDF | 11 Dec 2019 | View |
| FINAL DELEGATED REPORTReport · PDF | 10 Dec 2019 | View |
| ESTATESConsultee Comment · PDF | 6 Nov 2019 | View |
| PROPOSED PLANSDrawing · PDF | 31 Oct 2019 | View |
| WASTE MANAGEMENTBackGround Papers · PDF | 29 Oct 2019 | View |
| EXISTING ELEVATIONS AND FIRST FLOOR PLANDrawing · PDF | 29 Oct 2019 | View |
| BLOCK PLANDrawing · PDF | 29 Oct 2019 | View |
| Application FormApplication Form · PDF | 29 Oct 2019 | View |
| LOCATION PLANDrawing · PDF | 29 Oct 2019 | 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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications.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.