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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Droxford House, 40 Charles Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0JU
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Notification for prior approval for change of use of Ground Floor from office accommodation to residential (use class C3)
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View council map| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| HBC SENIOR SUDS AND FLOOD RISK OFFICERConsultee Comment · PDF | 7 Oct 2026 | View |
| FINAL DELEGATED REPORTReport · PDF | 7 Oct 2026 | View |
| DecisionDecision · PDF | 7 Oct 2026 | View |
| ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTHConsultee Comment | 23 Sept 2026 | View |
| ENVIRONMENT AGENCYConsultee Comment · PDF | 22 Sept 2026 | View |
| EXISTING SECOND FLOOR PLANAmended Plans · PDF | 8 Sept 2026 | View |
| EXISTING BASEMENT FLOOR PLANAmended Plans · PDF | 8 Sept 2026 | View |
| ESCC LLFA COMMENTSConsultee Comment · PDF | 8 Sept 2026 | View |
| ESCC HIGHWAYSConsultee Comment · PDF | 8 Sept 2026 | View |
| EXISTING GROUND FLOOR PLANAmended Plans · PDF | 8 Sept 2026 | View |
| EXISTING FIRST FLOOR PLANAmended Plans · PDF | 8 Sept 2026 | View |
| Site NoticeSite Notice | 7 Sept 2026 | View |
| CONSERVATION OFFICER COMMENTS (CONS OFFICER)Consultee Comment · PDF | 3 Sept 2026 | View |
| Application FormApplication Form · PDF | 1 Sept 2026 | View |
| FLOOD RISK ASSESSMENTBackGround Papers · PDF | 1 Sept 2026 | View |
| EXISTING PHOTOGRAPH SHEETSPhoto · PDF | 1 Sept 2026 | View |
| PROPOSED ROOF PLANDrawing · PDF | 1 Sept 2026 | View |
| EXISTING NORTH ELEVATIONDrawing · PDF | 1 Sept 2026 | View |
| EXISTING SOUTH ELEVATIONDrawing · PDF | 1 Sept 2026 | View |
| EXISTING EAST REAR ELEVATIONDrawing · PDF | 1 Sept 2026 | View |
| EXISTING FIRST FLOOR PLANSuperseded Drawing · PDF | 1 Sept 2026 | View |
| EXISTING BASEMENT FLOOR PLANSuperseded Drawing · PDF | 1 Sept 2026 | View |
| SITE LOCATION PLANDrawing · PDF | 1 Sept 2026 | View |
| PRIOR APPROVAL STATEMENTBackGround Papers · PDF | 1 Sept 2026 | View |
| PROPOSED SECOND FLOOR PLANDrawing · PDF | 1 Sept 2026 | View |
| PROPOSED FIRST FLOOR PLANDrawing · PDF | 1 Sept 2026 | View |
| PROPOSED GROUND FLOOR PLANDrawing · PDF | 1 Sept 2026 | View |
| EXISTING WEST FRONT ELEVATIONDrawing · PDF | 1 Sept 2026 | View |
| EXISTING ROOF PLANDrawing · PDF | 1 Sept 2026 | View |
| EXISTING SECOND FLOOR PLANSuperseded Drawing · PDF | 1 Sept 2026 | View |
| EXISTING SITE PLANDrawing · PDF | 1 Sept 2026 | View |
| PROPOSED BASEMENT FLOOR PLANDrawing · PDF | 1 Sept 2026 | View |
| PROPOSED SITE PLANDrawing · PDF | 1 Sept 2026 | View |
| EXISTING GROUND FLOOR PLANSuperseded Drawing · PDF | 1 Sept 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.