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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Former Ashdown House, Ground Floor, Block 1, Sedlescombe Road North, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 7PB
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Council sourceDemolition of single storey rear element. Change of use of the ground floor of Block 1, from a community centre to 2 x 2 bed self-contained flats, with associated parking and ancillary works
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Sign in to view collected detailsFormer Ashdown House, Ground Floor, Block 1, Sedlescombe Road North, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 7PB
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View council map| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| DecisionDecision · PDF | 6 Aug 2024 | View |
| COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT REPORTOther | 25 Jun 2024 | View |
| HIGHWAYSConsultee Comment | 16 May 2024 | View |
| SUDSConsultee Comment · PDF | 9 May 2024 | View |
| HOUSINGConsultee Comment · PDF | 8 May 2024 | View |
| Application FormApplication Form · PDF | 29 Apr 2024 | View |
| FLOOR PLANS - APPROVEDDrawing · PDF | 18 Mar 2024 | View |
| ELEVATIONS - APPROVEDDrawing · PDF | 18 Mar 2024 | View |
| PROPOSED FLOOR PLANSDrawing · PDF | 18 Mar 2024 | View |
| PROPOSED ELEVATIONSDrawing · PDF | 18 Mar 2024 | View |
| BLOCK PLANDrawing · PDF | 18 Mar 2024 | View |
| SITE PLANDrawing · PDF | 18 Mar 2024 | View |
| PLANNING STATEMENT AND DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENTOther · PDF | 18 Mar 2024 | View |
| CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT PLANOther · PDF | 18 Mar 2024 | 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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications.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.