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
Droxford House, 40 Charles Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0JU
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Notification for prior approval for change the use of the identified ground-floor office accommodation to Class C3 residential use.
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View council map| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| PROPOSED GROUND FLOOR PLANAmended Plans · PDF | 12 Aug 2026 | View |
| PROPOSED SITE PLANAmended Plans · PDF | 12 Aug 2026 | View |
| CLASS MA PRIOR APPROVAL STATEMENT (002)Other · PDF | 12 Aug 2026 | View |
| FINAL DELEGATED REPORTReport · PDF | 12 Aug 2026 | View |
| DecisionDecision · PDF | 12 Aug 2026 | View |
| CONSERVATION OFFICER COMMENTS (CONS OFFICER)Consultee Comment · PDF | 3 Aug 2026 | View |
| ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTHConsultee Comment | 17 Jul 2026 | View |
| HIGHWAYSConsultee Comment · PDF | 2 Jul 2026 | View |
| Site NoticeSite Notice | 2 Jul 2026 | View |
| ESCC FLOOD RISK MANAGEMENTConsultee Comment · PDF | 29 Jun 2026 | View |
| PROPOSED SITE PLANSuperseded Drawing · PDF | 24 Jun 2026 | View |
| EXISTING GROUND FLOOR PLANDrawing · PDF | 24 Jun 2026 | View |
| EXISTING BASEMENT FLOOR PLANDrawing · PDF | 24 Jun 2026 | View |
| EXISTING SITE PLANDrawing · PDF | 24 Jun 2026 | View |
| EXISTING PHOTOGRAPH SHEETSDrawing · PDF | 24 Jun 2026 | View |
| CLASS MA PRIOR APPROVAL STATEMENTSuperseded Document · PDF | 24 Jun 2026 | View |
| APPLICATION FORMApplication Form · PDF | 24 Jun 2026 | View |
| PROPOSED ROOF PLANDrawing · PDF | 24 Jun 2026 | View |
| PROPOSED SECOND FLOOR PLANDrawing · PDF | 24 Jun 2026 | View |
| PROPOSED FIRST FLOOR PLANDrawing · PDF | 24 Jun 2026 | View |
| PROPOSED GROUND FLOOR PLANSuperseded Drawing · PDF | 24 Jun 2026 | View |
| PROPOSED BASEMENT FLOOR PLANDrawing · PDF | 24 Jun 2026 | View |
| EXISTING NORTH SIDE ELEVATIONDrawing · PDF | 24 Jun 2026 | View |
| EXISTING SOUTH SIDE ELEVATIONDrawing · PDF | 24 Jun 2026 | View |
| EXISTING EAST REAR ELEVATIONDrawing · PDF | 24 Jun 2026 | View |
| EXISTING WEST FRONT ELEVATIONDrawing · PDF | 24 Jun 2026 | View |
| EXISTING ROOF PLANDrawing · PDF | 24 Jun 2026 | View |
| EXISTING SECOND FLOOR PLANDrawing · PDF | 24 Jun 2026 | View |
| EXISTING FIRST FLOOR PLANDrawing · PDF | 24 Jun 2026 | View |
| SITE LOCATION PLANDrawing · PDF | 24 Jun 2026 | 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.