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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Chatham Pump House No.5 Leviathan Way Chatham Kent
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Council sourceChange of use of former boiler room to a craft distillery and visitor centre with associated hard landscaping works for car parking and servicing provision, external alterations to include new window in southern elevation, enlarged door on western side, installation of a boiler flue and internal alterations including the erection of a viewing platform and office pod, floor levelling, and installation of distillation apparatus, WCs and partitions.
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View council map| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Decision NoticeDecision Notice | 6 Mar 2015 | View |
| Case Officer ReportCase Officer Report | 6 Mar 2015 | View |
| LISTED BUILDING MODIFICATIONSDrawings · PDF | 2 Mar 2015 | View |
| SECTIONSDrawings · PDF | 2 Mar 2015 | View |
| GROUND FLOOR PLANDrawings · PDF | 2 Mar 2015 | View |
| PHOTODrawings | 2 Mar 2015 | View |
| PHOTODrawings | 2 Mar 2015 | View |
| PHOTODrawings | 2 Mar 2015 | View |
| PHOTODrawings | 2 Mar 2015 | View |
| PHOTODrawings | 2 Mar 2015 | View |
| DISTILLERY APPARATUSDrawings | 2 Mar 2015 | View |
| TRANSPORT STATEMENTSupporting Documents · PDF | 29 Jan 2015 | View |
| SITE PLANDrawings · PDF | 26 Jan 2015 | View |
| PROPOSED ELEVATIONS SOUTH AND EASTDrawings · PDF | 26 Jan 2015 | View |
| PROPOSED ELEVATIONS WESTDrawings · PDF | 26 Jan 2015 | View |
| GROUND FLOOR PLAN - PROPOSED UPPERDrawings · PDF | 26 Jan 2015 | View |
| EXISTING SECTIONSDrawings · PDF | 26 Jan 2015 | View |
| EXISTING ELEVATIONS SOUTH AND EASTDrawings · PDF | 26 Jan 2015 | View |
| EXISTING ELEVATIONS NORTH AND WESTDrawings · PDF | 26 Jan 2015 | View |
| EXISTING GROUND FLOOR PLAN UPPERDrawings · PDF | 26 Jan 2015 | View |
| EXISTING GROUND FLOOR PLANDrawings · PDF | 26 Jan 2015 | View |
| SITE AND LOCATION PLANSDrawings · PDF | 26 Jan 2015 | View |
| PLANNING AND HERITAGE STATEMENTSupporting Documents · PDF | 26 Jan 2015 | View |
| DISTILLATION PROCESSSupporting Documents · PDF | 26 Jan 2015 | View |
| DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENTSupporting Documents · PDF | 26 Jan 2015 | View |
| Application FormApplication Form · PDF | 26 Jan 2015 | View |
| DISTILLATION PROCESSSupporting Documents · PDF | 26 Jan 2015 | View |
| PROPOSED GROUND FLOOR PLANDrawings · PDF | 1 Jan 1900 | View |
| PROPOSED SECTIONSDrawings · PDF | 1 Jan 1900 | View |
| BUILDING MODIFICATIONSDrawings · PDF | 1 Jan 1900 | View |
| ADDITIONAL PHOTOGRAPHDrawings · PDF | 1 Jan 1900 | View |
| DrawingsDrawings · PDF | 1 Jan 1900 | View |
| PHOTOGRAPHSDrawings · 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.