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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Brook House 9-11 The Brook Chatham ME4 4LG
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Council sourceChange of use from Classes B1 (office) and A2 (financial and professional services) to Class A3 (cafe/restaurants) and Class C3 (Residential), to provide commercial space and two 1-bed roomed residential units at ground floor level; seven 1-bed roomed and five 2-bed roomed residential units to floors 1, 2 and 3 and extension of building to form fourth floor level to provide four 1-bed roomed residential units with associated external works including bicycle and waste storage provision
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View council map| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| SOUTHERN WATERLetter of Representation · PDF | 24 Mar 2015 | View |
| SOUTHERN GAS NETWORKSLetter of Representation · PDF | 13 Mar 2015 | View |
| STATUTORYLetter of Representation · PDF | 12 Mar 2015 | View |
| STATUTORYLetter of Representation · PDF | 26 Feb 2015 | View |
| BIN AND BIKE STOREDrawings · PDF | 9 Feb 2015 | View |
| PROPOSED SITE LAYOUTDrawings · PDF | 9 Feb 2015 | View |
| PROPOSED FLOOR PLANS 1Drawings · PDF | 9 Feb 2015 | View |
| PROPOSED FLOOR PLANS 2Drawings · PDF | 9 Feb 2015 | View |
| Application FormApplication Form · PDF | 23 Dec 2014 | View |
| DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENTSupporting Documents · PDF | 23 Dec 2014 | View |
| LOCATION PLAN A3Drawings · PDF | 23 Dec 2014 | View |
| LOCATION PLAN A1Drawings · PDF | 23 Dec 2014 | View |
| EXISTING FLOOR PLANS 2 OF 2Drawings · PDF | 23 Dec 2014 | View |
| EXISTING FLOOR PLANS 1 OF 2Drawings · PDF | 23 Dec 2014 | View |
| PROPOSED ELEVATIONS AND SECTIONDrawings · PDF | 23 Dec 2014 | View |
| EXISTING ELEVATIONS AND SECTIONSDrawings · PDF | 23 Dec 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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications.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.