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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Ashdown House, Sedlescombe Road North, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 7PB
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Council sourceNon-material amendment of Planning Permission HS/FA/21/00003 (Erection of�a total of 151 no. dwellings (C3) and a 188 sq.m community centre (Use Class F2(b)) accessed from Harrow Lane, together with a 1,918 sq.m food retail store (Use Class E(a)) accessed from Sedlescombe Road North, and associated car parking, landscaping and servicing areas following demolition of the existing buildings (amended description)) - Amendment to wording of conditions: 7 (soft landscaping); 8 (soft landscaping to be carried out prior to occupation); 10 (surface water drainage strategy); 11 (maintenance and management plan); 13 (photographic evidence of completed drainage scheme); 15 (lighting scheme); 16 (implementation of underground tanks and submission of intrusive investigation report); 17 (soil investigation report); 21 (refuse storage); 22 (electric vehicle charging details); 23 (materials); 25 (implementation of measures set out in all submitted reports); 27 (protective fencing); 30 (landscape and ecological management plan); 31 (technical details of highway works); 33 (parking plan); 36 (cycle parking); 37 (vehicle turning space); 39 (drawings/details of constructed roads, drainage and street lighting); 41 (servicing management plan); 42 (tree protective fencing) and 44 (concrete batching plant mitigation strategy) to allow the residential and retail elements of the scheme to be phased.
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View council map| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| BOROUGH ARBORICULTURISTConsultee Comment · PDF | 17 Mar 2023 | View |
| DecisionDecision · PDF | 12 Dec 2022 | View |
| SOUTHERN WATER COMMENTSConsultee Comment · PDF | 21 Nov 2022 | View |
| SOUTHERN WATER PLANConsultee Comment · PDF | 21 Nov 2022 | View |
| ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTHConsultee Comment | 17 Nov 2022 | View |
| NATIONAL HIGHWAYS COMMENTSConsultee Comment · PDF | 15 Nov 2022 | View |
| NATURAL ENGLAND COMMENTSConsultee Comment · PDF | 15 Nov 2022 | View |
| SUSSEX POLICE COMMENTSConsultee Comment · PDF | 15 Nov 2022 | View |
| COUNTY ARCHAEOLOGYConsultee Comment · PDF | 14 Nov 2022 | View |
| SUDSConsultee Comment · PDF | 14 Nov 2022 | View |
| MARKETING & MAJOR PROJECTS MANAGERConsultee Comment · PDF | 2 Nov 2022 | View |
| BUILDING CONTROLConsultee Comment · PDF | 2 Nov 2022 | View |
| PROPOSED SITE LAYOUTDrawing · PDF | 26 Oct 2022 | View |
| Application FormApplication Form · PDF | 26 Oct 2022 | View |
| COVERING LETTER INCLUDING PROPOSED WORDING OF CONDITIONSOther · PDF | 26 Oct 2022 | 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.
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Read planning drawings, floor plans, elevations and sections. Use labelled diagrams, a drawing comparison table and revision checks to understand a proposal.