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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Cormorant House Upnor Road Lower Upnor Rochester ME2 4UY
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Council sourceConstruction of a first floor extension and conversion of existing garage to form an annexe
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View council map| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Decision NoticeDecision Notice | 4 Oct 2013 | View |
| Case Officer ReportCase Officer Report | 4 Oct 2013 | View |
| Case Officer ReportCase Officer Report · PDF | 1 Oct 2013 | View |
| Application FormApplication Form · PDF | 7 Aug 2013 | View |
| EXISTING GROUND FLOORDrawings · PDF | 7 Aug 2013 | View |
| EXISTING FRONT ELEVATIONDrawings · PDF | 7 Aug 2013 | View |
| EXISTING REAR ELEVATIONDrawings · PDF | 7 Aug 2013 | View |
| EXISTING SIDE (E) ELEVATIONDrawings · PDF | 7 Aug 2013 | View |
| EXISTING SIDE (W) ELEVATIONDrawings · PDF | 7 Aug 2013 | View |
| PROPOSED GROUND FLOORDrawings · PDF | 7 Aug 2013 | View |
| PROPOSED FIRST FLOORDrawings · PDF | 7 Aug 2013 | View |
| PROPOSED FRONT ELEVATIONDrawings · PDF | 7 Aug 2013 | View |
| PROPOSED REAR ELEVATIONDrawings · PDF | 7 Aug 2013 | View |
| PROPOSED SIDE (E) ELEVATIONDrawings · PDF | 7 Aug 2013 | View |
| PROPOSED SIDE (W) ELEVATIONDrawings · PDF | 7 Aug 2013 | View |
| GARAGE - FRONT/REAR ELEVATIONSDrawings · PDF | 7 Aug 2013 | View |
| GARAGE - SIDE ELEVATIONSDrawings · PDF | 7 Aug 2013 | View |
| PROPOSED BLOCK PLANDrawings · PDF | 7 Aug 2013 | View |
| SITE LOCATION PLANDrawings · PDF | 7 Aug 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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications.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.