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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40 Luton Road Luton Chatham ME4 5AA
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Council sourceChange of use to A5 hot food takeaway together with installation of extract riser, retention of new shopfront and installation of new roller shutter (mixed style pinhole with 1m vision panel)
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View council map| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Decision NoticeDecision Notice | 28 Jan 2014 | View |
| Case Officer ReportCase Officer Report | 28 Jan 2014 | View |
| PHOTOGRAPHSDrawings · PDF | 24 Dec 2013 | View |
| PROPOSED LAYOUT AND ELEVATIONSDrawings · PDF | 19 Dec 2013 | View |
| EXISTING LAYOUT AND ELEVATIONSDrawings · PDF | 16 Dec 2013 | View |
| PROPOSED LAYOUT AND ELEVATIONSDrawings · PDF | 3 Dec 2013 | View |
| Application FormApplication Form · PDF | 20 Nov 2013 | View |
| SITE LOCATION PLANDrawings · PDF | 20 Nov 2013 | View |
| DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENTSupporting Documents · PDF | 20 Nov 2013 | View |
| SPECIFIC EXTRACT FLOW RATE CALCULATION SHEETSupporting Documents · PDF | 20 Nov 2013 | View |
| FAN DETAILSSupporting Documents · PDF | 20 Nov 2013 | View |
| PLANNING STATEMENTSupporting Documents · PDF | 20 Nov 2013 | View |
| BASIC EXTRACT CANOPY DESIGN CALCULATION & RECORD SHEETSupporting Documents · PDF | 20 Nov 2013 | View |
| BAFFLE FILTERSSupporting Documents · PDF | 20 Nov 2013 | View |
| BLOCK PLANDrawings · PDF | 20 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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications.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.