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.
Application overview
Erection of outbuilding in rear garden.
Proposal details
- Reference
- PA26/1379
- Alternative references
- PP-14741514
- Ward
- Heathfield Ward [HTF]
- Agent
- Aroko
- UPRN
- 100022338301
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| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Application Form - Without Personal DataApplication Form - Redacted | 21 Apr 2026 | View |
| SITE LOCATION PLANSubmitted Drawing | 21 Apr 2026 | View |
| EXISTING BLOCK PLANSubmitted Drawing | 21 Apr 2026 | View |
| PROPOSED BLOCK PLANSubmitted Drawing | 21 Apr 2026 | View |
| PROPOSED PLANS/ELEVATIONS/SECTIONSSubmitted Drawing | 21 Apr 2026 | View |
| CIL QNRApplication Form | 22 Apr 2026 | View |
| DecisionDecision Notice | 12 Jun 2026 | View |
| Officer ReportReport | 12 Jun 2026 | View |
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Application timeline
Council milestones and published deadlines. A deadline passing does not confirm a decision.
Decision due date
Past published deadlineA published target or deadline. It does not confirm an outcome.
Council sourceDecision expiry date
Published deadlineA published target or deadline. It does not confirm an outcome.
Council source
Decision & conditions
DecisionPlanning conditions
- This proposal CONSTITUTES DEVELOPMENT within the meaning of Section 55 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990, but by virtue of Article 3 and Schedule 2 of the Town and Country (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 and any subsequent legislative amendments is of a class which is described as PERMITTED DEVELOPMENT and therefore planning permission IS NOT REQUIRED.
- The applicant is reminded that the outbuilding may only be used for the “purpose incidental to the enjoyment of the dwellinghouse as such”. This does not include using the outbuilding as a separate residential unit nor obtaining a separate postal address.
- If you alter your proposals in any way, including in order to comply with the requirements of the Building Regulations, planning permission may be required. The proposal approved by this decision may not be implementable without express planning permission if other external work has taken place under another Certificate of Lawful Development or planning permission granted before or after this decision. If you wish to deviate in any way from the proposals shown on the above drawings you should contact the Development Management Section, Civic Centre, 44 York Street, Twickenham, TW1 3BZ. For the avoidance of doubt the drawing numbers to which this decision refers are as follows:- Received 21/04/2026: - Application Form - Drawing No. 010 Site location plan - Drawing No. 020 Existing block plan - Drawing No. 030 Proposed block plan - Drawing No. 040 Proposed drawings Received 22/04/2026: - CIL Form
