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.
Council planning record
229 - 231 High Street, Orpington, BR6 0JU
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Council sourceChange of use of existing second floor bank/offices to residential, and erection of three storey extension to east elevation; with undercroft parking, and mansard roof extension over existing building, to provide 7x self-contained flats, with associated amenity space, bin and cycle store, and car parking.
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| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| PROPOSED WEST ELEVATIONDrawing · PDF | 8 Feb 2023 | View |
| PROPOSED ROOF PLANDrawing · PDF | 8 Feb 2023 | View |
| PROPOSED FIRST FLOOR PLANDrawing · PDF | 8 Feb 2023 | View |
| SITE LOCATION PLANDrawing · PDF | 8 Feb 2023 | View |
| EXISTING GROUND FLOOR PLANDrawing · PDF | 8 Feb 2023 | View |
| PROPOSED GROUND FLOOR PLANDrawing · PDF | 8 Mar 2023 | View |
| EXISTING SITE PLANDrawing · PDF | 8 Mar 2023 | View |
| EXISTING FIRST FLOOR PLANDrawing · PDF | 8 Feb 2023 | View |
| Design and Access StatementDesign and Access Statement · PDF | 8 Feb 2023 | View |
| PROPOSED THIRD FLOOR PLANDrawing · PDF | 8 Feb 2023 | View |
| VACANCY & MARKETING REPORTSupporting Document · PDF | 16 Mar 2023 | View |
| APPLICATION FORM NO PERSONAL DATAApplication Form No Personal Data · PDF | 27 Mar 2023 | View |
| EXISTING ROOF PLANDrawing · PDF | 8 Feb 2023 | View |
| MARKETING LETTERSupporting Document · PDF | 16 Mar 2023 | View |
| Officer Delegation ReportOfficer Delegation Report · PDF | 22 Aug 2023 | View |
| PROPOSED EAST ELEVATIONDrawing · PDF | 8 Feb 2023 | View |
| EXISTING NORTH ELEVATIONDrawing · PDF | 8 Feb 2023 | View |
| Acknowledgement LetterAcknowledgement Letter · PDF | 4 Apr 2023 | View |
| EXISTING SOUTH ELEVATIONDrawing · PDF | 8 Feb 2023 | View |
| PROPOSED BASEMENT PLANDrawing · PDF | 8 Feb 2023 | View |
| PROPOSED SITE PLANDrawing · PDF | 8 Mar 2023 | View |
| FIRE STATEMENTSupporting Document · PDF | 8 Feb 2023 | View |
| PROPOSED SOUTH ELEVATIONDrawing · PDF | 8 Feb 2023 | View |
| PROPOSED SECOND FLOOR PLANDrawing · PDF | 8 Feb 2023 | View |
| EXISTING WEST ELEVATIONDrawing · PDF | 8 Feb 2023 | View |
| Decision NoticeDecision Notice · PDF | 22 Aug 2023 | View |
| EXISTING SECOND FLOOR PLANDrawing · PDF | 8 Feb 2023 | View |
| EXISTING EAST ELEVATIONDrawing · PDF | 8 Feb 2023 | View |
| LOCATION PLANDrawing · PDF | 8 Mar 2023 | View |
| PROPOSED NORTH ELEVATIONDrawing · PDF | 8 Feb 2023 | View |
| PROPOSED BASEMENT PLANDrawing · PDF | 8 Feb 2023 | View |
| TREE SURVEY REPORTSupporting Document · PDF | 8 Mar 2023 | 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.
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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications. Compare status labels and find the documents explaining each outcome.
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Read planning drawings, floor plans, elevations and sections. Use labelled diagrams, a drawing comparison table and revision checks to understand a proposal.