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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Sun Pier House And Riverside House Medway Street Chatham ME4 4HF
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Council sourceChange of use from office building to mixed use of commercial, restaurant, studio space, function room and for development of the arts together with insertion of shutter doors to open parts of ground floor level to front and infill of open parts to side and rear and construction of an extension to the front to allow for provision of a lift
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View council map| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Case Officer ReportCase Officer Report · PDF | 5 Apr 2013 | View |
| PHOTOGRAPHSDrawings · PDF | 13 Mar 2013 | View |
| EXISTING ELEVATIONSDrawings · PDF | 6 Mar 2013 | View |
| EXISTING FLOOR PLANS GROUND AND FIRST FLOORSDrawings · PDF | 6 Mar 2013 | View |
| EXISTING FLOOR PLANS SECOND FLOORDrawings · PDF | 6 Mar 2013 | View |
| TYPICAL KITCHEN EXTRACT SOLUTIONSupporting Documents · PDF | 6 Mar 2013 | View |
| PROPOSED ELEVATIONSDrawings · PDF | 6 Mar 2013 | View |
| PROPOSED FLOOR PLANS GROUND AND FIRST FLOORSDrawings · PDF | 6 Mar 2013 | View |
| PROPOSED FLOOR PLANS SECOND FLOORDrawings · PDF | 6 Mar 2013 | View |
| SITE LOCATION PLANDrawings · PDF | 6 Mar 2013 | View |
| PLANNING, DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT AND HERITAGE IMPACT ASSESSMENTSupporting Documents | 6 Mar 2013 | View |
| Application FormApplication Form · PDF | 8 Feb 2013 | View |
| Decision NoticeDecision Notice | 1 Jan 1900 | View |
| Case Officer ReportCase Officer Report | 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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications.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.