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
St John the Evangelist Church, Upper Church Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 7AT
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Council sourceDemolition of existing hall, erection of new rear extension, creation of car park, hard landscaping and crossover (amended description)
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View council map| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| DecisionDecision · PDF | 8 Dec 2023 | View |
| FINAL DELEGATED REPORTReport · PDF | 8 Dec 2023 | View |
| BOROUGH ARBORICULTURISTConsultee Comment · PDF | 4 Dec 2023 | View |
| SITE DEVELOPMENT PLANAmended Plans · PDF | 23 Nov 2023 | View |
| GROUND FLOOR PLANAmended Plans · PDF | 23 Nov 2023 | View |
| EXISTING GROUND FLOOR, UNDERCROFT AND TOWER PLANSAmended Plans · PDF | 23 Nov 2023 | View |
| ARBORICULTURAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT, METHOD STATEMENT AND TREE PROTECTION PLANAmended Plans · PDF | 23 Nov 2023 | View |
| CONSERVATION OFFICER COMMENTS (CONS OFFICER)Consultee Comment · PDF | 8 Nov 2023 | View |
| CROSS SECTIONAmended Plans · PDF | 1 Nov 2023 | View |
| SECTION THRU LINKAmended Plans · PDF | 1 Nov 2023 | View |
| NORTH EAST STREET ELEVATIONAmended Plans · PDF | 1 Nov 2023 | View |
| SOUTH EAST ELEVATIONAmended Plans · PDF | 1 Nov 2023 | View |
| NORTH WEST ELEVATIONAmended Plans · PDF | 1 Nov 2023 | View |
| SOUTH WEST ELEVATIONAmended Plans · PDF | 1 Nov 2023 | View |
| GROUND FLOOR PLANSuperseded Drawing · PDF | 1 Nov 2023 | View |
| PLANNING STATEMENTAmended Plans · PDF | 1 Nov 2023 | View |
| NORTH EAST ELEVATIONAmended Plans · PDF | 1 Nov 2023 | View |
| LONGITUDINAL SECTIONAmended Plans · PDF | 1 Nov 2023 | View |
| SITE DEVELOPMENT PLANSuperseded Drawing · PDF | 1 Nov 2023 | View |
| HIGHWAYS COMMENTSConsultee Comment · PDF | 31 Oct 2023 | View |
| COUNTY ARCHAEOLOGYConsultee Comment · PDF | 12 Oct 2023 | View |
| ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTHConsultee Comment | 29 Sept 2023 | View |
| CLOSE UPSite Notice | 29 Sept 2023 | View |
| SUDSConsultee Comment · PDF | 27 Sept 2023 | View |
| BOROUGH ARBORICULTURISTConsultee Comment · PDF | 27 Sept 2023 | View |
| CONSERVATION OFFICER COMMENTS (CONS OFFICER)Consultee Comment · PDF | 27 Sept 2023 | View |
| HIGHWAYSConsultee Comment · PDF | 22 Sept 2023 | View |
| LOCATION & BLOCK PLANSDrawing · PDF | 19 Sept 2023 | View |
| Application FormApplication Form · PDF | 19 Sept 2023 | View |
| PROPOSED SOUTHEAST ELEVATIONSuperseded Drawing · PDF | 7 Sept 2023 | View |
| EXISTING ROOF PLANDrawing · PDF | 7 Sept 2023 | View |
| SUDS REPORTOther · PDF | 7 Sept 2023 | View |
| EXISTING GROUND FLOOR, UNDERCROFT AND TOWER PLANSSuperseded Drawing · PDF | 24 Aug 2023 | View |
| EXISTING ELEVATIONSDrawing · PDF | 24 Aug 2023 | View |
| PROPOSED ELEVATION SOUTH WESTSuperseded Drawing · PDF | 24 Aug 2023 | View |
| PROPOSED ELEVATION NORTH WESTSuperseded Drawing · PDF | 24 Aug 2023 | View |
| PROPOSED ROOF PLANDrawing · PDF | 24 Aug 2023 | View |
| WASTE MANAGEMENT PLANOther · PDF | 24 Aug 2023 | View |
| DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENTOther · PDF | 24 Aug 2023 | View |
| PROPOSED SITE PLANSuperseded Drawing · PDF | 24 Aug 2023 | View |
| PROPOSED GROUND FLOOR PLANSuperseded Drawing · PDF | 24 Aug 2023 | View |
| PROPOSED ELEVATION NORTH EASTSuperseded Drawing · PDF | 24 Aug 2023 | View |
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Understanding planning · 13 min read
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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.