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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27 Charles Road West, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0RT
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Council sourceGround floor rear extension including two rooflights. The works involve excavating the rear garden and proposing a new retaining wall.
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View council map| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| DecisionDecision · PDF | 13 Dec 2023 | View |
| SUDS REPORTOther · PDF | 19 Jul 2023 | View |
| PROPOSED ELEVATION - WESTDrawing · PDF | 8 Jun 2023 | View |
| EXISTING ELEVATIONS - WESTDrawing · PDF | 8 Jun 2023 | View |
| EXISTING SECTIONDrawing · PDF | 8 Jun 2023 | View |
| PROPOSED FLOOR PLANDrawing · PDF | 8 Jun 2023 | View |
| PROPOSED ROOF PLANDrawing · PDF | 8 Jun 2023 | View |
| Application FormApplication Form · PDF | 8 Jun 2023 | View |
| PROPOSED SECTIONDrawing · PDF | 8 Jun 2023 | View |
| SITE PLANDrawing · PDF | 8 Jun 2023 | View |
| BLOCK PLANDrawing · PDF | 8 Jun 2023 | View |
| WASTE MANAGEMENT PLANOther · PDF | 8 Jun 2023 | View |
| COVERING LETTEROther · PDF | 8 Jun 2023 | View |
| PROPOSED ELEVATION - NORTH/SOUTHDrawing · PDF | 8 Jun 2023 | View |
| PROPOSED ELEVATIONS- NORTH/SOUTHDrawing · PDF | 8 Jun 2023 | View |
| EXISTING FLOOR PLANDrawing · PDF | 8 Jun 2023 | View |
| EXISTING ELEVATIONS - NORTH/SOUTHDrawing · PDF | 8 Jun 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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications.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.