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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HM Prison Cookham Wood Sir Evelyn Road Rochester ME1 3LU
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Council sourceDetails pursuant to condition 3 of planning permission MC/12 /0535 for construction of a 179 bed three storey houseblock to partially replace the existing ash and beech accommodation wings (resulting in a net increase of accommodation for 60 prisoners) and a new two storey education building with associated security fencing and external works
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View council map| Document | Published | Action |
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| SITE LAYOUTDrawings · PDF | 4 Oct 2012 | View |
| Application FormApplication Form · PDF | 6 Aug 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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications.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.