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 Old Penny School House, 31 Magdalen Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 6ET
Last published check: 28 Sept 2026, 05:42. Check the council record for more recent changes.
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Council sourceRemoval of existing garage and erection of a single storey side extension.
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View council map| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| CONSERVATION OFFICER COMMENTS (CONS OFFICER)Consultee Comment · PDF | 9 Mar 2023 | View |
| FINAL DELEGATED REPORTReport · PDF | 28 Feb 2023 | View |
| DecisionDecision · PDF | 28 Feb 2023 | View |
| PROPOSED LOWER GROUND FLOOR PLANAmended Plans · PDF | 3 Feb 2023 | View |
| PROPOSED SOUTH ELEVATIONAmended Plans · PDF | 3 Feb 2023 | View |
| PROPOSED GROUND FLOOR PLANAmended Plans · PDF | 3 Feb 2023 | View |
| PROPOSED SECTION AAAmended Plans · PDF | 3 Feb 2023 | View |
| PROPOSED REAR ELEVATIONAmended Plans · PDF | 3 Feb 2023 | View |
| CONSERVATION OFFICER COMMENTS (CONS OFFICER)Consultee Comment · PDF | 25 Jan 2023 | View |
| SITE NOTICESite Notice | 6 Jan 2023 | View |
| EXISTING FLOOR PLANSDrawing · PDF | 8 Dec 2022 | View |
| EXISTING ELEVATIONS & SECTIONSDrawing · PDF | 8 Dec 2022 | View |
| EXISTING SITE PLANDrawing · PDF | 8 Dec 2022 | View |
| EXISTING SITE LOCATION & BLOCK PLANSDrawing · PDF | 8 Dec 2022 | View |
| HERITAGE STATEMENTOther · PDF | 8 Dec 2022 | View |
| Application FormApplication Form · PDF | 8 Dec 2022 | View |
| PROPOSED SECTION BBDrawing · PDF | 8 Dec 2022 | View |
| COVERING LETTEROther · PDF | 8 Dec 2022 | View |
| HERITAGE STATEMENT & STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCEOther · PDF | 8 Dec 2022 | View |
| PhotoPhoto · PDF | 8 Dec 2022 | View |
| SITE WASTE MANAGEMENTOther · PDF | 8 Dec 2022 | View |
| PROPOSED SITE LOCATION & BLOCK PLANSDrawing · PDF | 8 Dec 2022 | View |
| PROPOSED LOWER GROUND FLOOR PLANDrawing · PDF | 8 Dec 2022 | View |
| PROPOSED FRONT ELEVATIONDrawing · PDF | 8 Dec 2022 | View |
| PROPOSED SIDE ELEVATIONDrawing · PDF | 8 Dec 2022 | View |
| PROPOSED REAR ELEVATIONDrawing · PDF | 8 Dec 2022 | View |
| PROPOSED SECTION AADrawing · PDF | 8 Dec 2022 | View |
| EXISTING LOWER GROUND FLOOR PLANDrawing · PDF | 8 Dec 2022 | View |
| PROPOSED STREET ELEVATIONSDrawing · PDF | 8 Dec 2022 | View |
| EXISTING LOWER GROUND FLOOR PLANDrawing · PDF | 8 Dec 2022 | View |
| EXISTING GROUND FLOOR PLANDrawing · PDF | 8 Dec 2022 | View |
| EXISTING STREET ELEVATIONSDrawing · PDF | 8 Dec 2022 | View |
| EXISTING FRONT & SIDE ELEVATIONSDrawing · PDF | 8 Dec 2022 | View |
| EXISTING REAR ELEVATIONDrawing · PDF | 8 Dec 2022 | View |
| EXISTING SECTION AA & BBDrawing · PDF | 8 Dec 2022 | View |
| PROPOSED SECTION AASuperseded Drawing · PDF | 24 Nov 2022 | View |
| PROPOSED LOWER GROUND FLOOR PLANSuperseded Drawing · PDF | 24 Nov 2022 | View |
| PROPOSED GROUND FLOOR PLANSuperseded Drawing · PDF | 24 Nov 2022 | View |
| PROPOSED SOUTH ELEVATIONSuperseded Drawing · PDF | 24 Nov 2022 | View |
| PROPOSED REAR ELEVATIONSuperseded Drawing · PDF | 24 Nov 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.