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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Hmyoi Prison Cookham Wood Sir Evelyn Road Rochester Kent ME1 3LU
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Council sourceDemolition of Ash and Beech wings with part new build of service tower and escape access and extension to Phoenix unit for access and boiler together with security fencing and associated works
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View council map| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| PHOTOGRAPHSDrawings · PDF | 1 Oct 2013 | View |
| Decision NoticeDecision Notice | 16 Sept 2013 | View |
| Case Officer ReportCase Officer Report | 16 Sept 2013 | View |
| EXISTING SITE LOCATION PLANDrawings · PDF | 25 Jul 2013 | View |
| PROPOSED SECURITY FENCE ELEVATIONSDrawings · PDF | 25 Jul 2013 | View |
| Application FormApplication Form · PDF | 25 Jul 2013 | View |
| DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENTSupporting Documents · PDF | 20 Jun 2013 | View |
| EXISTING SITE PLAN AND PHOTOSDrawings · PDF | 20 Jun 2013 | View |
| PROPOSED SITE PLANDrawings · PDF | 20 Jun 2013 | View |
| EXISTING AND PROPOSED ELEVATIONSDrawings · PDF | 20 Jun 2013 | View |
| PROPOSED FLOOR PLANSDrawings · PDF | 20 Jun 2013 | View |
| EXISTING AND PROPOSED ELEVATIONSDrawings · PDF | 20 Jun 2013 | View |
| EXISTING AND PROPOSED FLOOR PLANSDrawings · PDF | 20 Jun 2013 | 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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications.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.