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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Excel House, The Cray Centre, Cray Avenue, Orpington, BR5 3ST
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Council sourceReplacement of existing steel profiled cladding with new profiled cladding with a change of colour, replacement of windows through the building, alterations to existing car park to include resurfacing with new thermoplastic lines to denote parking spaces, provision of EV charging points, the removal of the existing planter to provide additional parking spaces, and the provision of safe pedestrian access path, and new boundary fencing to the east boundary.
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| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| LOCATION PLANLocation Plan · PDF | 10 Jun 2024 | View |
| EV CHARGER BROCHURESupporting Document · PDF | 5 Jul 2024 | View |
| EXISTING STREET VIEWSDrawing · PDF | 5 Jul 2024 | View |
| APPLICATION FORM - WITHOUT PERSONAL DATAApplication Form No Personal Data · PDF | 5 Jul 2024 | View |
| EXISTING BLOCK/SITE PLANDrawing · PDF | 10 Jun 2024 | View |
| PROPOSED SITE/BLOCK PLANDrawing · PDF | 24 Jul 2024 | View |
| Officer Delegation ReportOfficer Delegation Report · PDF | 2 Oct 2024 | View |
| PROPOSED NORTH AND EAST ELEVATIONSDrawing · PDF | 5 Jul 2024 | View |
| EXISTING SOUTH AND WEST ELEVATIONSDrawing · PDF | 5 Jul 2024 | View |
| EXISTING NORTH AND EAST ELEVATIONSDrawing · PDF | 5 Jul 2024 | View |
| PROPOSED SOUTH AND WEST ELEVATIONSDrawing · PDF | 5 Jul 2024 | View |
| PROPOSED STREET VIEWSDrawing · PDF | 5 Jul 2024 | View |
| Acknowledgement LetterAcknowledgement Letter · PDF | 26 Jul 2024 | View |
| Decision NoticeDecision Notice · PDF | 2 Oct 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.
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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications.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.