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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Tesco Car Park Courteney Road Rainham Gillingham ME8 0GX
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Council sourceChange of use of nine parking spaces to a hand car wash and valeting operation including the installation of an office, flood lights and screening
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View council map| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Case Officer ReportCase Officer Report · PDF | 11 Dec 2012 | View |
| DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENTSupporting Documents · PDF | 7 Nov 2012 | View |
| WAVES SCALED DRAWING OF SIGNAGE SHOWING HAND CAR WASH ELEVATIONS AND LIGHTINGDrawings · PDF | 7 Nov 2012 | View |
| WAVES HAND CAR WASH LOCATION OUTLINEDrawings · PDF | 7 Nov 2012 | View |
| WAVES HAND CAR WASH SIGNAGE LOCATIONSDrawings · PDF | 7 Nov 2012 | View |
| WAVES HAND CAR WASH LOCATION OUTLINE AND SCALED FLOOR PLANDrawings · PDF | 7 Nov 2012 | View |
| Application FormApplication Form · PDF | 18 Oct 2012 | View |
| OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE MANUAL - BAG FILTRATION SYSTEMSupporting Documents · PDF | 18 Oct 2012 | View |
| NEW BUILD SPECIFICATION - DRAINAGE WORKSSupporting Documents · PDF | 18 Oct 2012 | View |
| ACOUSTICS REPORT ON THE TYPICAL NOISE GENERATOR OF A WAVES CAR WASH FACILITYSupporting Documents · PDF | 18 Oct 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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications.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.