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.
Council planning record
Site of former Hastings College of Arts and Technology, Archery Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0HX
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Council sourceVariation of condition 3 (approved plans) of Planning Permission HS/FA/15/00175 (as varied by Planning Permission HS/FA/17/00439, HS/FA/18/00291 and HS/FA/20/00369) (Conversion of Grade II listed building to create 24 residential units, demolition of all other structures and erection of 97 residential units, with associated cycle and car parking spaces, new vehicular access from Archery Road, associated landscaping and enabling works) - to allow for various design changes including creating 3 additional units within Block J, and provision of 3 car parking spaces, a bin store and cycle shed, with tree works to facilitate these proposals.
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View council map| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| DecisionDecision · PDF | 22 Mar 2024 | View |
| DOVSection 106 · PDF | 5 Dec 2023 | View |
| FINAL DELEGATED REPORTReport · PDF | 5 Dec 2023 | View |
| HOUSINGConsultee Comment · PDF | 13 Jan 2023 | View |
| POLICEConsultee · PDF | 10 Nov 2022 | View |
| BOROUGH ARBORICULTURISTConsultee Comment | 7 Nov 2022 | View |
| ARBORICULTURAL REPORT - NORTHERN CAR PARK & REFUSE STOREReport · PDF | 25 Oct 2022 | View |
| HIGHWAYSConsultee Comment · PDF | 21 Sept 2022 | View |
| WASTE AND STREET SCENE SERVICESConsultee Comment · PDF | 1 Sept 2022 | View |
| BOROUGH ARBORICULTURISTConsultee Comment | 17 Aug 2022 | View |
| Application FormApplication Form · PDF | 12 Aug 2022 | View |
| ARBORICULTURAL REPORTOther · PDF | 5 Aug 2022 | View |
| DRAWING CHANGES FOR BLOCK JOther | 5 Aug 2022 | View |
| SITE LAYOUT GROUND FLOORDrawing · PDF | 5 Aug 2022 | View |
| SITE LAYOUT UPPER GROUND FLOORDrawing · PDF | 5 Aug 2022 | View |
| STREET ELEVATION WESTDrawing · PDF | 5 Aug 2022 | View |
| STREET ELEVATIONS NORTH, SOUTH, EASTDrawing · PDF | 5 Aug 2022 | View |
| BASEMENT FLOORDrawing · PDF | 5 Aug 2022 | View |
| LOWER GROUND FLOORDrawing · PDF | 5 Aug 2022 | View |
| UPPER GROUND FLOORDrawing · PDF | 5 Aug 2022 | View |
| FIRST FLOORDrawing · PDF | 5 Aug 2022 | View |
| PENTHOUSEDrawing · PDF | 5 Aug 2022 | View |
| SUPPORTING LETTEROther · PDF | 5 Aug 2022 | View |
| ROOF PLANDrawing · PDF | 5 Aug 2022 | View |
| SITE LAYOUT ROOF LEVELDrawing · PDF | 5 Aug 2022 | 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.