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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The Black House Lower Rainham Road Rainham Gillingham ME7 2XH
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Council sourceProposed relocation, restoration and extension to allow change of use to a residential dwelling
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View council map| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Decision NoticeDecision Notice | 10 Feb 2014 | View |
| Case Officer ReportCase Officer Report | 10 Feb 2014 | View |
| Application FormApplication Form · PDF | 2 Dec 2013 | View |
| DESIGN ACCESS AND HERITAGE STATEMENTSupporting Documents · PDF | 2 Dec 2013 | View |
| 100 SITE LOCATION AND GROUND FLOOR PLAN AS EXISTINGDrawings · PDF | 2 Dec 2013 | View |
| 101 FIRST FLOOR AND ROOF PLAN AS EXISTINGDrawings · PDF | 2 Dec 2013 | View |
| 200 SITE PLAN AND GROUND FLOOR PLAN AS PROPOSEDDrawings · PDF | 2 Dec 2013 | View |
| 201 FIRST FLOOR AND ROOF PLAN AS PROPOSEDDrawings · PDF | 2 Dec 2013 | View |
| 202 ELEVATIONS AS PROPOSED.PDFDrawings · PDF | 2 Dec 2013 | View |
| 203 SECTIONS AS PROPOSEDDrawings · PDF | 2 Dec 2013 | View |
| 300 TYPICAL WINDOW AND DOOR DETAILSDrawings · PDF | 2 Dec 2013 | View |
| 201302_102 - ELEVATIONS AS EXISTINGDrawings · PDF | 2 Dec 2013 | View |
| 201302_103 - SECTIONS AS EXISTING.PDFDrawings · PDF | 2 Dec 2013 | View |
| FLOOD RISK ASSESSMENTSupporting Documents · PDF | 1 Jan 1900 | View |
| STRUCTUAL APPRAISALSupporting Documents · PDF | 1 Jan 1900 | View |
| RELOCATION MEDTHOD STATEMENTSupporting Documents · PDF | 1 Jan 1900 | View |
| NEWT SURVEYSupporting Documents · PDF | 1 Jan 1900 | View |
| BAT SURVEYSupporting Documents · PDF | 1 Jan 1900 | View |
| ARCHAEOLOGICAL REPORTSupporting Documents · PDF | 1 Jan 1900 | 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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications.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.