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
1 St Matthews Road, St Leonards-on-sea
Last published check: 14 Oct 2026, 05:50. Check the council record for more recent changes.
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Variation of conditions: 2 (approved plans), 4 (construction method statement), 5 (drainage); 8 (soft and hard landscaping), 9 (details of doors, windows, roof finial, rooflights, pedestrian gate and gate piers and decorative details), 10 (materials) and 15 (tree planting) of Planning Permission HS/FA/23/00722. Amendments - Drainage method to be changed to attenuation and updated connection method into public sewer, and changes to wording of conditions 4, 8, 9, 10 and 15. Amendment to site layout, landscaping, height, siting, roof form and fenestration of new dwelling, relocation of refuse store and cycle store/shed, change to location of ASHP, amendment of material palette/design of front facade, addition of steps along the front of site and correction of plans to show site levels in accordance with recent topographical survey data (Amended Description)
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View council map| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| HIGHWAYSConsultee Comment · PDF | 14 Oct 2025 | View |
| FINAL DELEGATED REPORTReport · PDF | 9 Oct 2025 | View |
| DecisionDecision · PDF | 9 Oct 2025 | View |
| ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTHConsultee Comment | 8 Oct 2025 | View |
| HIGHWAYSConsultee Comment · PDF | 25 Sept 2025 | View |
| Commencement NoticeCommencement Notice · PDF | 22 Sept 2025 | View |
| SUDSConsultee Comment · PDF | 10 Sept 2025 | View |
| SOUTHERN WATERConsultee Comment · PDF | 5 Sept 2025 | View |
| SOUTHERN WATER MAPConsultee Comment · PDF | 5 Sept 2025 | View |
| BOROUGH ARBORICULTURISTConsultee Comment · PDF | 3 Sept 2025 | View |
| SITE NOTICE (AMENDED CERT)Site Notice | 3 Sept 2025 | View |
| SITE NOTICE (AMENDED CERT)Site Notice | 3 Sept 2025 | View |
| SITE NOTICE (AMENDED CERT)Site Notice | 3 Sept 2025 | View |
| SITE NOTICE (AMENDED CERT)Site Notice | 3 Sept 2025 | View |
| CONSERVATION OFFICER COMMENTS (CONS OFFICER)Consultee Comment · PDF | 2 Sept 2025 | View |
| APPLICATION FORM (AMENDED)Application Form · PDF | 29 Aug 2025 | View |
| PROPOSED CHANGES TO CONDITION WORDINGOther · PDF | 7 Aug 2025 | View |
| Superseded DocumentSuperseded Document · PDF | 7 Aug 2025 | View |
| EXISTING AND PROPOSED LONG ELEVATIONSDrawing · PDF | 7 Aug 2025 | View |
| PROPOSED FLOOR PLANS AND ELEVATIONSDrawing · PDF | 7 Aug 2025 | View |
| ROOFLIGHT DETAILSDrawing · PDF | 7 Aug 2025 | View |
| OPERATIONS, MANAGEMENT AND MAINTENANCE PLANOther · PDF | 7 Aug 2025 | View |
| CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT PLANOther · PDF | 7 Aug 2025 | View |
| MATERIAL SCHEDULEOther · PDF | 7 Aug 2025 | View |
| DOOR AND WINDOW JOINERY DETAILSDrawing · PDF | 7 Aug 2025 | View |
| SASH WINDOW JOINERY DETAILSDrawing · PDF | 7 Aug 2025 | View |
| PROPOSED SITE PLAN, BLOCK PLAN AND STREETSCENEDrawing · PDF | 7 Aug 2025 | View |
| WINDOW, BARGEBOARD, EAVES AND GALLOWS BRACKET JOINERY DETAILSDrawing · PDF | 7 Aug 2025 | View |
| CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT PLANDrawing · PDF | 7 Aug 2025 | View |
| GATE AND PIER ELEVATIONS AND SECTIONSDrawing · PDF | 7 Aug 2025 | View |
| HBC SUDSConsultee Comment · PDF | 7 Jul 2025 | View |
| SITE NOTICESite Notice | 3 Jul 2025 | View |
| SITE NOTICESite Notice | 3 Jul 2025 | View |
| SITE NOTICESite Notice | 3 Jul 2025 | View |
| SITE NOTICESite Notice | 3 Jul 2025 | View |
| CONSERVATION OFFICER COMMENTS (CONS OFFICER)Consultee Comment · PDF | 27 Jun 2025 | View |
| BOROUGH ARBORICULTURISTConsultee Comment · PDF | 20 Jun 2025 | View |
| DRAINAGE CALCULATIONSOther · PDF | 17 Jun 2025 | View |
| LETTER FROM SOUTHERN WATRER TO APPLICANTOther · PDF | 17 Jun 2025 | View |
| APPLICANTS SUGGESTED AMENDMENT TO CONDITIONSOther · PDF | 17 Jun 2025 | View |
| DRAINAGE LAYOUTDrawing · PDF | 17 Jun 2025 | View |
| DRAINAGE DETAILS (1 OF 2)Drawing · PDF | 17 Jun 2025 | View |
| RIDGISTORM ORIFICE PLATE FLOW CONTROL CHAMBERSOther · PDF | 17 Jun 2025 | View |
| DRAINAGE DETAILS (2 OF 2)Drawing · PDF | 17 Jun 2025 | View |
| DRAINAGE TECHNICAL NOTEOther · PDF | 17 Jun 2025 | View |
| DRAINAGE SPECIFICATIONOther · PDF | 17 Jun 2025 | View |
| PERMAVOID RAINWATER DIFFUSER UNIT SPECIFICATIONOther · PDF | 17 Jun 2025 | View |
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