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.
Status on council recordCouncil status: Not published
Conversion of existing attached garage/barn to form music room at ground floor level and hobby room within loft area including linking the roof to the existing house and construction of four dormer windows and lean to (demolition of existing lean-to)
Cooling Castle Main Road Cooling Rochester Kent ME3 8DT
Last published check: 3 Nov 2026, 21:05. Check the council record for more recent changes.
Status and dates
Last published check: 3 Nov 2026, 21:05 (UK)
- DoneReceived6 Jul 2009
- DoneValidated10 Nov 2009
- Not publishedConsultationNo date on council record
- Date set by councilAgreed decision date22 Dec 2009
- DecidedApproval with Conditions4 Jan 2010
Dates come from the council record. A target date passing does not confirm a decision.
All published dates (10)
Latest Advertisement Expiry Date
Past published deadlineA published target or deadline. It does not confirm an outcome.
Council sourceNeighbour Consultation Expiry Date
Past published deadlineA published target or deadline. It does not confirm an outcome.
Council sourceAgreed Expiry Date
Past published deadlineA published target or deadline. It does not confirm an outcome.
Council source
- Application type
- Full Application
- Ward
- Peninsula Ward
- Documents
- 19 published
Proposal
Conversion of existing attached garage/barn to form music room at ground floor level and hobby room within loft area including linking the roof to the existing house and construction of four dormer windows and lean to (demolition of existing lean-to)
- Reference
- MC/09/0955
- Alternative references
- MC2009/0955
- Ward
- Peninsula Ward
- Agent
- Julian Bluck Designs Ltd
Sign in to view all collected council fields and recorded changes.
Sign in to view collected detailsDocuments
- Decision NoticeDecision Notice5 Jan 2010View
- Case Officer ReportCase Officer Report31 Dec 2009View
- ElevationsA1Drawings3 Dec 2009View
- ElevationsA1Drawings3 Dec 2009View
- Planning Statement CurrentSupporting Documents3 Dec 2009View
- ElevationsA1Drawings25 Nov 2009View
- ElevationsA1Drawings25 Nov 2009View
- Superseded CurrentSupporting Documents10 Nov 2009View
Documents open on the council website. Browse council documents if a link has changed.
Decision and conditions
Decision NoticePlanning conditions
Conditions aren’t listed here. Read the council decision notice for the full decision and conditions.
Related records
Understand this planning record
All planning guidesUnderstanding planning · 13 min read
Planning application statuses explained
Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications. Compare status labels and find the documents explaining each outcome.
Understanding planning · 13 min read
Planning permission drawings: how to read plans
Read planning drawings, floor plans, elevations and sections. Use labelled diagrams, a drawing comparison table and revision checks to understand a proposal.
