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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Cooling Castle Main Road Cooling Rochester ME3 8DT
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Council sourceRetrospective application for extension to existing garden wall together with raised beds and parvis
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View council map| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Decision NoticeDecision Notice | 15 Oct 2013 | View |
| Case Officer ReportCase Officer Report | 15 Oct 2013 | View |
| PHOTOSDrawings · PDF | 15 Jul 2013 | View |
| BLOCK PLNDrawings · PDF | 15 Jul 2013 | View |
| EXISTING BLOCK PLANDrawings · PDF | 15 Jul 2013 | View |
| N&S ELEVATIONSDrawings · PDF | 15 Jul 2013 | View |
| WALL ELEVATIONSDrawings · PDF | 15 Jul 2013 | View |
| WALL EXTENSIONDrawings · PDF | 15 Jul 2013 | View |
| Application FormApplication Form · PDF | 8 Jul 2013 | View |
| HERITAGE STATEMENTSupporting Documents · PDF | 8 Jul 2013 | View |
| DESIGN & ACCESS STATEMENTSupporting Documents · PDF | 8 Jul 2013 | View |
| LOCATION PLANDrawings · PDF | 8 Jul 2013 | 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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications.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.