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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Former Ashdown House, Sedlescombe Road North, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 7PB
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Council sourceNon-material amendment of Planning Permission HS/FA/23/00730 (Variation of Condition 2 (approved plans) of Planning Permission HS/FA/23/00392 - (Variation of condition 6 (an assessment for community facility building) 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 add in Site Plan Tenure Location Plan,(to approved plans), to move the 17 affordable units to blocks 2 and 4 (instead of blocks 1 and 2)) - Amendment - Design of the access road (solely related to the retail element of the scheme).
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View council map| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| DecisionDecision · PDF | 23 Feb 2024 | View |
| PROPOSED SITE PLANDrawing · PDF | 18 Jan 2024 | View |
| PROPOSED SITE PLAN PLATEAUDrawing · PDF | 18 Jan 2024 | View |
| PROPOSED SITE PLAN RAMPDrawing · PDF | 18 Jan 2024 | View |
| PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO SITE ACCESS CONFIGURATION TECHNICAL NOTEOther · PDF | 18 Jan 2024 | View |
| COVERING LETTEROther · PDF | 18 Jan 2024 | View |
| Application FormApplication Form · PDF | 18 Jan 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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications.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.