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 Site Horsted Centre Maidstone Road Chatham ME5 9UQ
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Council sourceVariation of conditions 11 and 18 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) for revision to boundary treatment on eastern boundary and to provide for additional parking
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View council map| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| PHOTOGRAPHSDrawings · PDF | 5 Feb 2014 | View |
| Decision NoticeDecision Notice | 12 Dec 2013 | View |
| Case Officer ReportCase Officer Report | 12 Dec 2013 | View |
| Application FormApplication Form · PDF | 11 Nov 2013 | View |
| PHASE 1 - BOUNDARY TREATMENTSDrawings · PDF | 11 Nov 2013 | View |
| PROPOSED SITE MASTERPLAN - PARKINGDrawings · PDF | 11 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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications.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.