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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55 Gensing Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0ER
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Council sourceReconfiguration of the building, including change of use of office unit and upward extension of building to create 1 x 2 bedroom dwelling and 1 x 3 bedroom dwelling, works include roof terrace and balcony. The provision of cycle and waste storage and amenity space to both units.
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View council map| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| DecisionDecision · PDF | 14 Jul 2025 | View |
| FINAL DELEGATED REPORTReport · PDF | 14 Jul 2025 | View |
| EXISTING PLANS, ELEVATIONS, SITE LOCATION AND BLOCK PLANAmended Plans · PDF | 9 Jul 2025 | View |
| PROPOSED PLANS, ELEVATIONS, SITE AND BLOCK PLANAmended Plans · PDF | 9 Jul 2025 | View |
| CONSERVATION OFFICER COMMENTS (CONS OFFICER)Consultee Comment · PDF | 9 Jul 2025 | View |
| HERITAGE STATEMENT (REVISED)Other · PDF | 30 Jun 2025 | View |
| PROPOSED PLANS, PROPOSED ELEVATIONS, SITE LOCATION PLAN AND PROPOSED BLOCK PLANSuperseded Drawing · PDF | 30 Jun 2025 | View |
| CONSERVATION OFFICER COMMENTS (CONS OFFICER)Consultee Comment · PDF | 25 Jun 2025 | View |
| WASTEConsultee Comment · PDF | 20 Jun 2025 | View |
| PROPOSED PLANS, ELEVATIONS, SITE AND BLOCK PLANSuperseded Drawing · PDF | 16 Jun 2025 | View |
| EXISTING PLANS, ELEVATIONS, SITE LOCATION AND BLOCK PLANSuperseded Drawing · PDF | 16 Jun 2025 | View |
| PROPOSED FRAMELESS GLASS GUARDING AND WROUGHT IRON GATEAmended Plans · PDF | 16 Jun 2025 | View |
| PROPOSED EXTERNAL ENTRANCE DOOR - HARDWOODAmended Plans · PDF | 16 Jun 2025 | View |
| SITE NOTICE (AMENDED PLANS)Site Notice | 30 May 2025 | View |
| SITE NOTICE (AMENDED PLANS)Site Notice | 30 May 2025 | View |
| SITE NOTICE (AMENDED PLANS)Site Notice | 30 May 2025 | View |
| SITE NOTICE (AMENDED PLANS)Site Notice | 30 May 2025 | View |
| CONSERVATION OFFICER COMMENTS (CONS OFFICER)Consultee Comment · PDF | 21 May 2025 | View |
| PROPOSED PLANS, ELEVATIONS, SITE LOCATION AND BLOCK PLANSuperseded Drawing · PDF | 20 May 2025 | View |
| HBC SENIOR SUDS OFFICERConsultee Comment · PDF | 2 May 2025 | View |
| CONSERVATION OFFICER COMMENTS (CONS OFFICER)Consultee Comment · PDF | 19 Mar 2025 | View |
| SOUTHERN WATER COMMENTSConsultee Comment · PDF | 18 Mar 2025 | View |
| SOUTHERN WATER MAPConsultee Comment · PDF | 18 Mar 2025 | View |
| SITE NOTICESite Notice | 13 Mar 2025 | View |
| SITE NOTICESite Notice | 13 Mar 2025 | View |
| SITE NOTICESite Notice | 13 Mar 2025 | View |
| SITE NOTICESite Notice | 13 Mar 2025 | View |
| DESIGN, ACCESS AND WASTE MINIMISATIONOther · PDF | 6 Mar 2025 | View |
| PROPOSED FLOOR PLANS, ELEVATIONS AND BLOCK PLANSuperseded Drawing · PDF | 6 Mar 2025 | View |
| Application FormApplication Form · PDF | 18 Feb 2025 | View |
| PROPOSED SASH WINDOW WITH STONE CILLSuperseded Drawing · PDF | 18 Feb 2025 | View |
| PROPOSED DORMER WINDOWSuperseded Drawing · PDF | 18 Feb 2025 | View |
| PROPOSED FRAMELESS GLASS GUARDING AND WROUGHT IRON GATESuperseded Drawing · PDF | 18 Feb 2025 | View |
| EXISTING PLANS, ELEVATIONS, LOCATION AND BLOCK PLANSuperseded Drawing · PDF | 18 Feb 2025 | View |
| PLANNING STATEMENTOther · PDF | 18 Feb 2025 | View |
| PROPOSED EXTERNAL ENTRANCE DOOR HARDWOODSuperseded Drawing · PDF | 18 Feb 2025 | View |
| PROPOSED EXTERNAL SECONDARY DOORDrawing · PDF | 18 Feb 2025 | View |
| HERITAGE STATEMENTSuperseded Document · PDF | 18 Feb 2025 | 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.