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 Chestnuts Matts Hill Road Rainham Gillingham ME9 7XA
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Council sourceVariation of conditions 01 and 02 on planning permission MC/09/1804 (change of use for caravan site, stationing of one mobile home, one touring caravan, one small portacabin with associated hard standing and cess pool ? temporary period of 5 years) to allow for a permanent use of the land as a caravan site
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View council map| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Decision NoticeDecision Notice | 19 Jun 2014 | View |
| Committee ReportCommittee Report | 19 Jun 2014 | View |
| Application FormApplication Form · PDF | 5 Dec 2013 | View |
| PLANNING STATEMENTSupporting Documents | 5 Dec 2013 | View |
| SITE LOCATION/BLOCK PLANDrawings · PDF | 5 Dec 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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications.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.