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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Mid Kent College Horsted Centre Maidstone Road Chatham ME5 9UQ
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Council sourceDetails pursuant to condition 18 (phase 2.1) on planning permission MC/12/1860 (Variation of condition 5 of MC/11/2865 to allow a minor material amendment to allow alterations to elevations, change to footprint to extra care block and retained trees, together with variation of condition 14 (noise) and removal of condition 46)
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View council map| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Application FormApplication Form · PDF | 28 Jun 2013 | View |
| CAR PARK ALLOCATION DRAWINGDrawings · PDF | 26 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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications.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.