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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Chilston Sandpit, Sandway Road, Sandway, Maidstone, ME17 2LU
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Council sourceImportation of clay/soil to stabilise the northern face of the sandpit workings as part of the revision scheme of restoration and aftercare pursuant to conditions 22 and 24 of planning permission MA/93/660
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| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Transport Statement - Proposed Restoration Operation - Chilston Sandpit - Ref JSL.SS.T0282.pdfApplication Documents | 8 Jan 2014 | View |
| LEN 15 3 Proposed Restoration.pdfApplication Documents | 14 Dec 2015 | View |
| LEN 15 2 Proposed Restoration Cut and Fill.pdfApplication Documents | 14 Dec 2015 | View |
| LEN 15 1 Site Plan and Trial Pit Locations.pdfApplication Documents | 14 Dec 2015 | View |
| LEN 13 4c Proposed Restoration Cross Sections.pdfApplication Documents | 25 Apr 2014 | View |
| DHA 9831 01 Site Location Plan.pdfApplication Documents | 25 Apr 2014 | View |
| DHA 9831 01 Rev A Site Location Plan.pdfApplication Documents | 2 Sept 2015 | View |
| Proposed Restoration Scheme.pdfApplication Documents | 14 Dec 2015 | View |
| Planning Statement - Importation of Material - Ref ERP.9813 - December 2013.pdfApplication Documents | 8 Jan 2014 | View |
| Letter from Agent dated 14 August 2015.pdfApplication Documents | 2 Sept 2015 | View |
| Letter from Agent dated 27 October 2015.pdfApplication Documents | 14 Dec 2015 | View |
| Ecology Further Survey - Southern Site - Ref 2702.RP.001.pdfApplication Documents | 8 Jan 2014 | View |
| Protected Species Mitigation Strategy.pdfApplication Documents | 2 Sept 2015 | View |
| Transport Statement.pdfApplication Documents | 2 Sept 2015 | View |
| LEN A Northern Area Cross Sections of the Current Western Slope.pdfApplication Documents | 14 Dec 2015 | View |
| Ecology Survey - Northern Quarry - Ref 2702.RP.003 - Nov 2013.pdfApplication Documents | 8 Jan 2014 | View |
| LEN 15 4 Proposed Restoration Cross Sections.pdfApplication Documents | 14 Dec 2015 | View |
| Application Form - Chilston Sandpit.pdfApplication Documents | 10 Jan 2014 | View |
| Agents Covering Letter.pdfApplication Documents | 25 Apr 2014 | View |
| Additional Information Report.pdfApplication Documents | 2 Sept 2015 | View |
| Screening Decision.pdfDecision | 28 Apr 2014 | View |
| Minutes of 20.1.16 Planning Applications Committee.pdfDecision | 22 Apr 2016 | View |
| MA 14 727 Decision.pdfDecision | 25 Jan 2016 | View |
| Item C2 - Chilston Sandpit.pdfDecision | 4 Feb 2016 | View |
| Advert.pdfOfficer Correspondence | 1 May 2014 | View |
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