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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95 High Street Rochester ME1 1LX
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Council sourceChange of use of first and second floors from offices, gallery and auditorium (mixed use) together with the use of basement for archive storage for proposed Huguenot heritage centre (class D1) with existing tourist information centre with gallery area and cafe which is to be retained on ground floor
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View council map| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| PHOTO PUBLIC NOTICEDrawings · PDF | 9 Dec 2015 | View |
| Decision NoticeDecision Notice | 5 Sept 2014 | View |
| Case Officer ReportCase Officer Report | 5 Sept 2014 | View |
| EXISTING BASEMENT FLOOR PLANDrawings · PDF | 14 Jul 2014 | View |
| EXISTING GROUND FLOOR PLANDrawings · PDF | 14 Jul 2014 | View |
| EXISTING REAR GROUND FLOOR PLANDrawings · PDF | 14 Jul 2014 | View |
| EXISTING FIRST FLOOR PLANDrawings · PDF | 14 Jul 2014 | View |
| EXISTING FIRST FLOOR REAR PLANDrawings · PDF | 14 Jul 2014 | View |
| EXISTING SECOND FLOOR PLANDrawings · PDF | 14 Jul 2014 | View |
| EXISTING SECOND FLOOR REAR PLANDrawings · PDF | 14 Jul 2014 | View |
| PROPOSED FIRST AND SECOND FLOOR PLANSDrawings · PDF | 14 Jul 2014 | View |
| BASEMENT AND GROUND FLOOR PLANSDrawings · PDF | 14 Jul 2014 | View |
| Application FormApplication Form · PDF | 2 Jul 2014 | View |
| SITE PLANDrawings · PDF | 2 Jul 2014 | 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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications.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.