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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Priory Buildings (excluding First Floor East Wing), The Priory, Church Hill, Orpington, BR6 0HH
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Council source1. To provide enhanced bearing support for two roof trusses in the east wing, following historic outward movement of the south wall at first floor.2. To provide enhanced restraint to rafter fixings to existing roof purlins to prevent further roof spread in local areas3. To strengthen the weakened external bressummer beam supporting the north wall of the first floor gatehouse with bolted soffit place.4. To verify the support condition of the external bressummer beam supporting the south wall of the first floor gate house through careful opening up5. Roof repairs6. Replacement of defective render to the gables of the gatehouse over the East and West ranges7. External redecoration of southern elevation8. Replacement of rotten and defective timer frame to North elevation9. Isolated bricks/replacement, where bricks are missing together with localised re-pointing of defective mortar10. Removal of asbestos boarding and reinstatement of soffit.
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| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| SCHEDULE OF BRICK REPAIRSSupporting Document · PDF | 22 Aug 2022 | View |
| DETAIL 2 PROPOSED RAFTER TO PURLIN FIXINGSDrawing · PDF | 22 Aug 2022 | View |
| SOUTH ELEVATION EXTERNAL REPAIRSDrawing · PDF | 22 Aug 2022 | View |
| TRUSS ELEVATIONSDrawing · PDF | 22 Aug 2022 | View |
| Decision NoticeDecision Notice · PDF | 6 Dec 2022 | View |
| DETAIL 4 PROPOSED STRENGTHENING TO BRESSUMERDrawing · PDF | 22 Aug 2022 | View |
| APPLICATION FORM NO PERSONAL DATAApplication Form No Personal Data · PDF | 22 Aug 2022 | View |
| DETAIL 3 PROPOSED PURLIN BEARING TO QUEEN POST BRACE IN GATEHOUSEDrawing · PDF | 22 Aug 2022 | View |
| HERITAGE STATEMENTSupporting Document · PDF | 22 Aug 2022 | View |
| EXTERNAL ELEVATIONS - SHEET 2Drawing · PDF | 22 Aug 2022 | View |
| STRUCTURAL HERITAGE INSPECTION REPORTSupporting Document · PDF | 22 Aug 2022 | View |
| DETAIL 5 BEARING INVESTIGATIONS AND PROPOSED REPAIRSDrawing · PDF | 22 Aug 2022 | View |
| Officer Delegation ReportOfficer Delegation Report · PDF | 6 Dec 2022 | View |
| GROUND FLOOR PLAN SHOWING STRUCTURE OVERDrawing · PDF | 22 Aug 2022 | View |
| METHOD STATEMENT FOR LIME MORTAR REPOINTING AND BRICK REPLACEMENTSupporting Document · PDF | 22 Aug 2022 | View |
| NORTH ELEVATION EXTERNAL REPAIRSDrawing · PDF | 22 Aug 2022 | View |
| PROPOSED TEMPORARY PROPPING TO EAVESDrawing · PDF | 22 Aug 2022 | View |
| EXTERNAL ELEVATIONS SHEET 1Drawing · PDF | 22 Aug 2022 | View |
| METHOD STATEMENT FOR EXTERNAL LIME RENDERSupporting Document · PDF | 22 Aug 2022 | View |
| Acknowledgement LetterAcknowledgement Letter · PDF | 19 Oct 2022 | View |
| DETAIL 1 PROPOSED PERMANENT REPAIR TO EAVES BEARINGDrawing · PDF | 22 Aug 2022 | View |
| FIRST FLOOR PLAN SHOWING STRUCTURE OVERDrawing · PDF | 22 Aug 2022 | View |
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