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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Sir Joseph Williamsons Mathematical School Maidstone Road Rochester ME1 3EL
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Council sourceDetails pursuant to conditions 02, 04, 05, 06 & 08 on planning permission MC/10/2650 for Application under Regulation 3 of The Town and Country Planning General Regulations 1992 for the construction of a new two storey building to accommodate the teaching of Design/Technology, Art, Food Technology and a new DT Diploma course with new car parking, recycling/refuse enclosure and landscape works and widening of existing vehicular access onto Maidstone Road
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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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications.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.