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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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Pumping Station adjacent Buckshole Cottages,(Buckshole Pump House), Alexandra Park, St Helens Road, Hastings, TN34 2EL
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Council sourceVariation of condition 4: (Outdoor seating area drawing) and Condition 9 : (approved plans) of Planning Permission HS/FA/10/00283 - (Proposed change of use from pumping station to ice cream parlour and cafe including new roof covering, raised terrace seating & extract hood. Amended scheme to approval HS/FA/07/00042) - Amendments - A revised internal layout; An increase in the size of the outside terraced seating area; Amendments to the design of the access ramp, steps and barrier; Changes to the fenestration; and Alternative roofing material.
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Sign in to view collected detailsPumping Station adjacent Buckshole Cottages,(Buckshole Pump House), Alexandra Park, St Helens Road, Hastings, TN34 2EL
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View council map| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| DecisionDecision · PDF | 1 Feb 2022 | View |
| FINAL DELEGATED REPORTReport · PDF | 1 Feb 2022 | View |
| CONDITION 4 & 11BackGround Papers · PDF | 25 Jan 2022 | View |
| CONDITION 8BackGround Papers · PDF | 25 Jan 2022 | View |
| PROPOSED FLOOR PLANAmended Plans · PDF | 24 Jan 2022 | View |
| ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH COMMERCIALConsultee Comment · PDF | 21 Jan 2022 | View |
| ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH - FOOD SAFETYConsultee Comment | 21 Jan 2022 | View |
| PROPOSED ELEVATIONSAmended Plans · PDF | 17 Jan 2022 | View |
| ESTATESConsultee Comment · PDF | 17 Jan 2022 | View |
| SOUTHERN WATERConsultee Comment · PDF | 14 Jan 2022 | View |
| SOUTHERN WATER - MAPConsultee · PDF | 12 Jan 2022 | View |
| SOUTHERN WATER - PLANConsultee · PDF | 12 Jan 2022 | View |
| SOUTHERN WATER LETTERConsultee Comment · PDF | 7 Jan 2022 | View |
| SOUTHERN WATER MAPConsultee Comment · PDF | 7 Jan 2022 | View |
| SUDSConsultee Comment · PDF | 23 Dec 2021 | View |
| THE GARDENS TRUSTConsultee Comment · PDF | 21 Dec 2021 | View |
| ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTIONConsultee Comment | 6 Dec 2021 | View |
| HIGHWAYSConsultee Comment | 6 Dec 2021 | View |
| ARBORICULTURALISTConsultee Comment · PDF | 3 Dec 2021 | View |
| HISTORIC ENGLANDConsultee Comment | 26 Nov 2021 | View |
| NATURAL ENGLANDConsultee Comment · PDF | 26 Nov 2021 | View |
| CLOSE UPSite Notice | 25 Nov 2021 | View |
| DISTANCE VIEWSite Notice | 25 Nov 2021 | View |
| LICENSINGConsultee Comment · PDF | 23 Nov 2021 | View |
| LOCATION PLANDrawing · PDF | 4 Nov 2021 | View |
| PROPOSED LAYOUTSuperseded Drawing · PDF | 20 Oct 2021 | View |
| PROPOSED ELEVATIONSSuperseded Drawing · PDF | 20 Oct 2021 | View |
| Application FormApplication Form · PDF | 20 Oct 2021 | 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.
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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications. Compare status labels and find the documents explaining each outcome.
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Read planning drawings, floor plans, elevations and sections. Use labelled diagrams, a drawing comparison table and revision checks to understand a proposal.