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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West Hill Cafe, Castle Hill Road, Hastings, TN34 3RD
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Council sourceTemporary mobile kiosk serving food and drink located adjacent to the existing West Hill Cafe
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View council map| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| DecisionDecision · PDF | 10 Jul 2025 | View |
| ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTHConsultee Comment | 10 Jul 2025 | View |
| ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTHConsultee Comment · PDF | 4 Jul 2025 | View |
| Committee ReportCommittee Report · PDF | 1 Jul 2025 | View |
| PROPOSED LAYOUT PLANDrawing · PDF | 23 Jun 2025 | View |
| WASTEConsultee Comment · PDF | 19 Jun 2025 | View |
| COUNTY ARCHAEOLOGISTConsultee Comment · PDF | 13 Jun 2025 | View |
| HISTORIC ENGLANDConsultee Comment | 4 Jun 2025 | View |
| PARKS AND OPEN SPACEConsultee Comment · PDF | 3 Jun 2025 | View |
| CONSERVATION OFFICER COMMENTS (CONS OFFICER)Consultee Comment · PDF | 21 May 2025 | View |
| ESTATESConsultee Comment · PDF | 16 May 2025 | View |
| SITE LOCATION PLANDrawing · PDF | 12 May 2025 | View |
| EXISTING BLOCK PLANDrawing · PDF | 12 May 2025 | View |
| APPLICATION FORMApplication Form · PDF | 6 May 2025 | View |
| DESIGN & ACCESS STATEMENTOther · PDF | 14 Apr 2025 | View |
| PROPOSED SITE PLANDrawing · PDF | 14 Apr 2025 | View |
| PROPOSED ELEVATIONSDrawing · PDF | 14 Apr 2025 | View |
| SITE SECTION EXISTING & PROPOSEDDrawing · PDF | 14 Apr 2025 | View |
| HERITAGE STATEMENTOther · PDF | 14 Apr 2025 | View |
| STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCEOther · PDF | 14 Apr 2025 | View |
| HASTINGS CASTLE GEOPHYSICAL SURVEYS REPORTOther · PDF | 14 Apr 2025 | View |
| WRITTEN SCHEME OF INVESTIGATIONOther · PDF | 14 Apr 2025 | View |
| EXISTING SITE PLANDrawing · PDF | 14 Apr 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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications.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.