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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Downe Court Farm, Luxted Road, Downe, Orpington, BR6 7JX
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Council sourceChange of use of Agricultural Building to Class C3 dwellinghouses to form 2 dwellinghouses (56 day application for prior approval under Class Q of Part 3 of schedule 2 of the GPDO 2015 as amended).
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| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| EXISTING GROUND FLOOR PLANDrawing · PDF | 20 Mar 2024 | View |
| PROPOSED PLANS, ELEVATIONS AND BLOCK PLANSuperseded · PDF | 20 Mar 2024 | View |
| Decision NoticeDecision Notice · PDF | 15 May 2024 | View |
| Officer Delegation ReportOfficer Delegation Report · PDF | 15 May 2024 | View |
| SITE LOCATION PLANDrawing · PDF | 20 Mar 2024 | View |
| PLANNING STATEMENTSupporting Document · PDF | 20 Mar 2024 | View |
| APPLICATION FORM - WITHOUT PERSONAL DATAApplication Form No Personal Data · PDF | 20 Mar 2024 | View |
| EXISTING ELEVATIONS BUILDING CDrawing · PDF | 20 Mar 2024 | View |
| PROPOSED PLANS, ELEVATIONS AND BLOCK PLANRevised Drawing · PDF | 10 May 2024 | View |
| PROPOSED BLOCK PLAN BUILDING CDrawing · PDF | 20 Mar 2024 | View |
| CONVERSION METHOD STATEMENTSupporting Document · PDF | 20 Mar 2024 | View |
| EXISTING BLOCK PLANDrawing · PDF | 20 Mar 2024 | View |
| Acknowledgement LetterAcknowledgement Letter · PDF | 28 Mar 2024 | View |
| PRELIMINARY ECOLOGICAL APPRAISAL AND PRELIMINARY ROOST ASSESSMENTSupporting Document · PDF | 20 Mar 2024 | View |
| STRUCTURAL SURVEY COVERING LETTERSupporting Document · PDF | 20 Mar 2024 | 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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications.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.