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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153-155 High Street Chatham Kent ME4 4BA
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Council sourceRefurbishment of existing commercial property on ground floor, involving new shop front and access door to the residential units to the rear and refuse storage, the demolition of the first floor level of the existing rear extension and construction of a further 22.75m single storey rear extension to the commercial unit. Onto the roof of the commercial extensions to be constructed a four storey flat roofed rear extension to the frontage building to provide 5 residential units (2 studio flat, 2 one bed flat, 1 two bed flats) together with a further 3 storey block of 3 residential units (1 one bed flat and 2 two bed flats) on the mid area of the roof and a four storey block of 4 residential units (1 one bed flat, 1 two bed flat and 2 one bed maisonettes) on the rear area of the roof of the proposed extension to the commercial unit, together with amenity space and cycle storage.
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View council map| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Decision NoticeDecision Notice | 14 Feb 2014 | View |
| Case Officer ReportCase Officer Report | 14 Feb 2014 | View |
| Case Officer ReportCase Officer Report | 14 Feb 2014 | View |
| DRAWING ISSUE SHEETSupporting Documents · PDF | 18 Nov 2013 | View |
| PROPOSED SECOND AND THIRD FLOOR PLANSDrawings · PDF | 18 Nov 2013 | View |
| PROPOSED FOURTH AND ROOF PLANDrawings · PDF | 18 Nov 2013 | View |
| PROPOSED ELEVATIONSDrawings · PDF | 18 Nov 2013 | View |
| PROPOSED ELEVATIONS 2Drawings · PDF | 18 Nov 2013 | View |
| PROPOSED ELEVATIONS 3Drawings · PDF | 18 Nov 2013 | View |
| FRONT AND REAR ELEVATIONSDrawings · PDF | 18 Nov 2013 | View |
| FLOOR PLANSDrawings · PDF | 18 Nov 2013 | View |
| PHOTOSHEETDrawings · PDF | 12 Nov 2013 | View |
| DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENTSupporting Documents · PDF | 12 Nov 2013 | View |
| Application FormApplication Form · PDF | 12 Nov 2013 | View |
| SECTIONSDrawings · PDF | 12 Nov 2013 | View |
| SITE PLANDrawings · PDF | 12 Nov 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.