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
Land At Whitewall Road/Commissioners Road Strood Rochester ME2 4ED
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Council sourceHybrid application consisting of a full planning application for formation of new access to Whitewall Road (first 45m) and outline application with some matters reserved (appearance, landscaping, layout and scale) for demolition of existing commercial buildings and construction of commercial development with up to 4020 sq.m floorspace of use class B1/B2/B8 with access and parking
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View council map| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| PHOTOGRAPHSDrawings · PDF | 19 Dec 2012 | View |
| DECISION NOTICE MC/12/1028Decision Notice | 15 Aug 2012 | View |
| Case Officer ReportCase Officer Report · PDF | 14 Aug 2012 | View |
| PROPOSED SITE LAYOUT PHASE 2 (PART ILLUSTRATIVE)Drawings · PDF | 23 May 2012 | View |
| ENVIRONMENTAL RISK ASSESSMENTSupporting Documents · PDF | 23 May 2012 | View |
| PROPOSED SITE PLAN PHASE 2Drawings · PDF | 18 May 2012 | View |
| PROPOSED SITE LAYOUT PHASE 2 (PART ILLUSTRATIVE)Drawings · PDF | 18 May 2012 | View |
| DEMOLITION PLAN OF BUILDINGS AND STRUCTURESDrawings · PDF | 18 May 2012 | View |
| PROPOSED ACCESS ENGINEERING LAYOUT - OPTION 3Drawings · PDF | 18 May 2012 | View |
| TRANSPORT STATEMENTSupporting Documents · PDF | 18 May 2012 | View |
| Application FormApplication Form · PDF | 8 May 2012 | View |
| DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENTSupporting Documents · PDF | 8 May 2012 | View |
| ECOLOGY SCOPING REPORTSupporting Documents · PDF | 8 May 2012 | View |
| ILLUSTRATIVE ELEVATIONS 682SQM COMMERCIAL UNITS (X2)Drawings · PDF | 8 May 2012 | View |
| ILLUSTRATIVE ELEVATIONS 204SQM COMMERCIAL UNITDrawings · PDF | 8 May 2012 | View |
| ILLUSTRATIVE ELEVATIONS 517SQM COMMERCIAL UNITDrawings · PDF | 8 May 2012 | View |
| ILLUSTRATIVE ELEVATIONS 400SQM OFFICE UNITDrawings · PDF | 8 May 2012 | View |
| FLOOD RISK ASSESSMENTSupporting Documents · PDF | 8 May 2012 | View |
| PLANNING STATEMENTSupporting Documents · PDF | 8 May 2012 | 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.