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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East Hill Cliff Railway, Rock-a-Nore Road, Hastings, TN34 3DW
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Council sourceRemove areas of failing stonework along parapet wall of roof, down to roof level and replace damaged stones along parapet wall. Reconstruction of the stonework to be set in hydraulic lime mortar. Removal of steel beams and restraint plates located either side of the parapet wall to enable investigation as to cause of damage. Replace steel beams and restraint plates and reapply the asphalt roof. The introduction of stainless steel ties between the inner and outer stone skins to improve stability (amended description)
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View council map| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| DecisionDecision · PDF | 24 Oct 2024 | View |
| Committee ReportCommittee Report · PDF | 15 Oct 2024 | View |
| Site NoticeSite Notice | 29 Aug 2024 | View |
| CONSERVATION OFFICER COMMENTS (CONS OFFICER)Consultee Comment · PDF | 31 Jul 2024 | View |
| ENGINEER REPORTOther · PDF | 29 Jul 2024 | View |
| CONSERVATION OFFICER COMMENTS (CONS OFFICER)Consultee Comment · PDF | 22 Mar 2024 | View |
| SITE NOTICESite Notice | 15 Mar 2024 | View |
| LOCATIONPLANDrawing · PDF | 8 Mar 2024 | View |
| EXISTING FLOOR PLANDrawing · PDF | 8 Mar 2024 | View |
| EXISTING ROOF PLANDrawing · PDF | 8 Mar 2024 | View |
| Application FormApplication Form · PDF | 8 Mar 2024 | View |
| PROPOSED SE NW ELEVATIONSDrawing · PDF | 8 Mar 2024 | View |
| PROPOSED DETAIL SECTIONDrawing · PDF | 8 Mar 2024 | View |
| BLOCK PLANDrawing · PDF | 8 Mar 2024 | View |
| EAST HILL LIFT PHOTO MONTAGE ANNOTATED FOR WORKSPhoto | 8 Mar 2024 | View |
| DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT INCLUDING HERITAGEOther | 8 Mar 2024 | View |
| EXISTING SW ELEVATIONSDrawing · PDF | 8 Mar 2024 | View |
| EXISTING NE ELEVATIONSDrawing · PDF | 8 Mar 2024 | View |
| EXISTING SE NW ELEVATIONSDrawing · PDF | 8 Mar 2024 | View |
| PROPOSED ROOF PLANDrawing · PDF | 8 Mar 2024 | View |
| PROPOSED SW ELEVATIONSDrawing · PDF | 8 Mar 2024 | View |
| PROPOSED NE ELEVATIONSDrawing · PDF | 8 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.