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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Conifer House, 44 Southend Road, Beckenham, BR3 1SL
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Council sourceConstruction of two additional storeys above the existing building to provide 6 no. residential flats (Class C3), with associated car parking, cycle parking and refuse storage. (56 day application under Class A, Part 20, Schedule 2 to the General Permitted Development Order 2015 (as amended) with regards to transport and highways impacts, flooding risk, air traffic and defence assets impacts, contamination risks, external appearance of the building, provision of adequate natural light to habitable rooms and nationally described space standards, impact on residential amenities and protected views)
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| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Officer Delegation ReportOfficer Delegation Report · PDF | 8 Mar 2022 | View |
| LOCATION PLANLocation Plan · PDF | 24 Dec 2021 | View |
| NEIGHBOUR COMMENT (OBJECTION) SUBMITTED ONLINEObjection Comment · PDF | 12 Jan 2022 | View |
| EXISTING SECTION AADrawing · PDF | 24 Dec 2021 | View |
| NEIGHBOUR COMMENT (SUPPORT) SUBMITTED ONLINESupport Comment · PDF | 7 Feb 2022 | View |
| RepresentationRepresentation · PDF | 16 Jan 2022 | View |
| EXISTING SECOND FLOORDrawing · PDF | 24 Dec 2021 | View |
| Officer Delegation ReportOfficer Delegation Report · PDF | 3 Mar 2022 | View |
| PROPOSED SECOND FLOORDrawing · PDF | 24 Dec 2021 | View |
| LOCATION PLANLocation Plan · PDF | 24 Dec 2021 | View |
| PROPOSED SOUTH ELEVATIONDrawing · PDF | 24 Dec 2021 | View |
| PROPOSED GROUND FLOORDrawing · PDF | 24 Dec 2021 | View |
| Officer Delegation ReportOfficer Delegation Report · PDF | 8 Mar 2022 | View |
| PROPOSED SECTION AADrawing · PDF | 24 Dec 2021 | View |
| Officer Delegation ReportOfficer Delegation Report · PDF | 8 Mar 2022 | View |
| EXISTING FIRST FLOOR PLANDrawing · PDF | 24 Dec 2021 | View |
| AGENT REBUTTAL TO OBJECTION COMMENTSSupporting Document · PDF | 14 Feb 2022 | View |
| PLANNING LETTERSupporting Document · PDF | 24 Dec 2021 | View |
| NEIGHBOUR COMMENT (OBJECTION) SUBMITTED ONLINEObjection Comment · PDF | 20 Jan 2022 | View |
| EXISTING GROUND FLOORDrawing · PDF | 24 Dec 2021 | View |
| PROPOSED SITE PLANDrawing · PDF | 24 Dec 2021 | View |
| PROPOSED ROOF PLANDrawing · PDF | 24 Dec 2021 | View |
| EXISTING EAST ELEVATIONDrawing · PDF | 24 Dec 2021 | View |
| PROPOSED NORTH ELEVATIONDrawing · PDF | 24 Dec 2021 | View |
| Acknowledgement LetterAcknowledgement Letter · PDF | 7 Jan 2022 | View |
| PROPOSED THIRD FLOORDrawing · PDF | 24 Dec 2021 | View |
| PROPOSED FOURTH FLOORDrawing · PDF | 24 Dec 2021 | View |
| EXISTING NORTH ELEVATIONDrawing · PDF | 24 Dec 2021 | View |
| Officer Delegation ReportOfficer Delegation Report · PDF | 8 Mar 2022 | View |
| EXISTING SOUTH ELEVATIONDrawing · PDF | 24 Dec 2021 | View |
| APPLICATION FORM NO PERSONAL DATAApplication Form No Personal Data · PDF | 24 Dec 2021 | View |
| EXISTING ROOF PLANDrawing · PDF | 24 Dec 2021 | View |
| EXISTING WEST ELEVATIONDrawing · PDF | 24 Dec 2021 | View |
| Decision NoticeDecision Notice · PDF | 3 Mar 2022 | View |
| PROPOSED WEST ELEVATIONDrawing · PDF | 24 Dec 2021 | View |
| PROPOSED FIRST FLOORDrawing · PDF | 24 Dec 2021 | View |
| NEIGHBOUR COMMENT (OBJECTION) SUBMITTED ONLINEObjection Comment · PDF | 17 Jan 2022 | View |
| PROPOSED EAST ELEVATIONDrawing · PDF | 24 Dec 2021 | View |
| NEIGHBOUR COMMENT (OBJECTION) SUBMITTED ONLINEObjection Comment · PDF | 28 Jan 2022 | View |
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