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
Former Southminster Library Queenborough Road Southminster Essex
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Former Southminster Library Queenborough Road Southminster Essex
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View council mapCompliance with conditions notification 23/01217/LBC (Change of use to 5 no. dwellings. Demolition works to main building, erection of a single storey extension to north elevation and internal alterations. Single storey extensions to the east and west elevations of existing outbuilding, internal alterations and part demolition of that building. Alterations to fenestration and inclusion of associated landscaping, car parking, cycle parking and refuse storage.) Condition 6 - Details of the location and external appearance of all new flues and extract vents.
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| 25-05046-DET - Decision LetterDecision Notice | 21 May 2025 | View |
| Principal Conservation & Heritage Officer (revised response)Consultation Response | 1 May 2025 | View |
| 771-DOC08 - Extract Vents and Flues ProposalCompliance with Conditions Notification | 24 Apr 2025 | View |
| 771-DOC07 Rev A - Extract Vents, Flues and Gas Meter Boxes ProposalConditions Additional Information | 24 Apr 2025 | View |
| Condition 6 Letter Rev AConditions Additional Information | 24 Apr 2025 | View |
| Principal Conservation & Heritage OfficerConsultation Response | 9 Apr 2025 | View |
| Condition 6 LetterConditions Additional Information | 26 Mar 2025 | View |
| 771-DOC07 - Extract Vents, Flues and Gas Meter Boxes ProposalConditions Additional Information | 26 Mar 2025 | View |
| ApplicationFormRedactedCompliance with Conditions Notification | 26 Mar 2025 | 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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications.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.