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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Orchard House Forge Lane High Halstow Rochester ME3 8SL
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Council sourceIncrease in roof height with formation of barn hip roof and insertion of dormer windows to front and rear and rooflights to front to facilitate conversion from bungalow toone 2 bedroomed and one 3 bedroomed dwelling houses.
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View council map| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Case Officer ReportCase Officer Report · PDF | 21 Nov 2012 | View |
| PROPOSED PLANS AND ELEVATIONSDrawings · PDF | 11 Oct 2012 | View |
| SITE SECTIONS AND ROOF PLANSDrawings · PDF | 11 Oct 2012 | View |
| Application FormApplication Form · PDF | 18 Sept 2012 | View |
| PLANNING SUPPORTING POLICY STATEMENT AND DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENTSupporting Documents · PDF | 18 Sept 2012 | View |
| SITE LOCATION PLANDrawings · PDF | 18 Sept 2012 | View |
| BLOCK PLANDrawings · PDF | 18 Sept 2012 | View |
| EXISTING PLANS AND ELEVATIONSDrawings · PDF | 18 Sept 2012 | View |
| SITE SECTIONS AND ROOF PLANSDrawings · PDF | 18 Sept 2012 | View |
| PROPOSED PLANS AND ELEVATIONSDrawings · PDF | 18 Sept 2012 | View |
| Decision NoticeDecision Notice | 1 Jan 1900 | View |
| Case Officer ReportCase Officer Report | 1 Jan 1900 | View |
| PHOTOSDrawings · PDF | 1 Jan 1900 | 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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications.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.