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.
Council planning record
Former Police Station Birling Avenue Rainham Gillingham ME8 7LP
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Council sourceDetails pursuant to conditions 2 and 5 of planning permission MC13/0850 - Application for approval of reserved matters being appearance, scale and landscaping pursuant to condition 1 of outline consent MC/11/2118 (Application for a new planning permission to replace extant planning permission MC/2004/2840 (Outline application for construction of a block of flats with associated access and parking (demolition of existing police station) in order to extend the time limit for implementation) and details pursuant to condition 6 (parking) for construction of a block of 23 one and two bed flats
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View council map| Document | Published | Action |
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| PROPOSED PEDESTRIAN ISLAND GENERAL ARRANGEMENTDrawings · PDF | 26 Nov 2013 | View |
| PROPOSED PEDESTRIAN ISLAND S278 AGREEMENT PLANDrawings · PDF | 26 Nov 2013 | View |
| PROPOSED PEDESTRIAN ISAND CONSTRUCTION DETAILSDrawings · PDF | 26 Nov 2013 | View |
| CONSTRUCTION DETAILS PROPOSED PEDESTRIAN ISLANDDrawings · PDF | 11 Nov 2013 | View |
| GENERAL ARRANGEMENT PROPOSED PEDESTRIAN ISLANDDrawings · PDF | 11 Nov 2013 | View |
| PROPOSED FOOTPATH PLAN AND & DETAILSDrawings · PDF | 11 Nov 2013 | View |
| Application FormApplication Form · PDF | 1 Jan 1900 | View |
| SITE BOUNDARY TREATMENTDrawings · PDF | 1 Jan 1900 | View |
| MATERIALSDrawings · 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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications.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.