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
The Duke, 48 Duke Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 7DN
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Change of use of ground floor from public house to 2No.1 Bed apartments including rear extension. First floor extension to increase size of existing first floor accommodation. 2nd floor side Dormer extension. External alterations and proposed gated parking, bin and cycle store areas to rear garden. Proposed external flat access staircase with 1st floor flat access including screening. New vehicle access.
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View council map| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| FINAL DELEGATED REPORTReport · PDF | 13 Mar 2023 | View |
| DecisionDecision · PDF | 13 Mar 2023 | View |
| PLANNING POLICYConsultee Comment · PDF | 16 Feb 2023 | View |
| PLANNING POLICYConsultee Comment · PDF | 13 Feb 2023 | View |
| WASTE COMMENTSConsultee Comment · PDF | 25 Jan 2023 | View |
| HIGHWAY COMMENTSConsultee Comment · PDF | 25 Jan 2023 | View |
| APPLICATION FORMApplication Form · PDF | 23 Jan 2023 | View |
| PROPOSED ELEVATIONS D & EDrawing · PDF | 17 Jan 2023 | View |
| SUDS REPORTOther · PDF | 17 Jan 2023 | View |
| EXISTING FLOOR PLANSDrawing · PDF | 17 Jan 2023 | View |
| EXISTING ELEVATIONSDrawing · PDF | 17 Jan 2023 | View |
| PROPOSED FLOOR PLANSDrawing · PDF | 17 Jan 2023 | View |
| PROPOSED ELEVATIONSDrawing · PDF | 17 Jan 2023 | View |
| PROPOSED ROOF PLAN & BLOCK PLANDrawing · PDF | 17 Jan 2023 | 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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications.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.