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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Birchfield Nursery Kidders Lane Henfield West Sussex BN5 9AB
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Birchfield Nursery Kidders Lane Henfield West Sussex BN5 9AB
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View council mapDemolition of the existing building and offices and erection of a new commercial building (Classes B2, B8, E, F) and associated works which include the demolition/removal of the wooden building, oak building, portacabin to the north of the site and portacabin to the rear of the existing marquee.
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| EcologyConsultation Response | Not published | View |
| ECOLOGY RESPONSE (2)Consultation Response | Not published | View |
| bat SurveySupporting statement | Not published | View |
| HDC LANDSCAPE RESPONSEConsultation Response | Not published | View |
| PARISH COUNCILConsultation Response | Not published | View |
| WSCC HIGHWAYS RESPONSEConsultation Response | Not published | View |
| ECOLOGY RESPONSE (1)Consultation Response | Not published | View |
| 2 KIDDERS COTTAGES KIDDERS LANERepresentation letter | Not published | View |
| KIDDERS COTTAGES KIDDERS LANE (SENSITIVE)Representation letter | Not published | View |
| HDC DRAINAGE RESPONSEConsultation Response | Not published | View |
| SOUTHERN WATER RESPONSEConsultation Response | Not published | View |
| NEWTS RESPONSEConsultation Response | Not published | View |
| ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH RESPONSEConsultation Response | Not published | View |
| ENTERPRISING HORSHAM RESPONSEConsultation Response | Not published | View |
| SOUTHERN WATER RESPONSEConsultation Response | Not published | View |
| Site NoticeSite Notice | Not published | View |
| WSCC MINERALS AND WASTE RESPONSEConsultation Response | Not published | View |
| WSCC HIGHWAYS RESPONSEConsultation Response | Not published | View |
| EXISTING BLOCK PLAN: DWL 01Latest plan | Not published | View |
| BUILDINGS TO BE DEMOLISHEDSupporting statement | Not published | View |
| EXISTING OAK BUILDING PLANS AND ELEVATIONS: DWL01fLatest plan | Not published | View |
| EXISTING PORTACABIN PLANS AND ELEVATIONS: DWL01dLatest plan | Not published | View |
| LOCATION PLANLatest plan | Not published | View |
| PROPOSED BLOCK PLAN: DWL02ALatest plan | Not published | View |
| EXISTING PLANS AND ELEVATIONS - WOODEN BUILDING: DWL 01BLatest plan | Not published | View |
| PROPOSED EAST AND WEST ELEVATIONS - WORKSHOPS: DWL 05Latest plan | Not published | View |
| EXISTING PLANS AND ELEVATIONS - BARN AND OFFICE: DWL 01ALatest plan | Not published | View |
| DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENTDesign and Access Statement | Not published | View |
| APPLICATION FORMApplication form | Not published | View |
| PROPOSED NORTH AND SOUTH ELEVATIONS - WORKSHOPS: DWL 05ALatest plan | Not published | View |
| PROPOSED FLOOR PLANS - WORKSHOPS: DWL 03Latest plan | Not published | View |
| CILCIL Additional Info Form | Not published | View |
| PROPOSED MATERIALS PLAN: DWL 06Latest plan | Not published | View |
| PROPOSED ROOF PLAN - WORKSHOPS: DWL 04Latest plan | Not published | 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.