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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Former Jobcentre Brook House 9-11 The Brook Chatham ME4 4LG
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Details pursuant to condition 3 of planning permission MC/11/0293 - Change of use from Class B1 and A2 to Class C3 and A3 to provide a restaurant with ancillary bar at ground floor level; 12 apartments on floors 1,2 & 3 together with extension of the existing building to create a fourth floor to provide an additional 2 apartments (total 14) and re-cladding and rendering of the building facades.
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View council map| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Application FormApplication Form · PDF | 18 Mar 2015 | View |
| MATERIALS SPECSupporting Documents · PDF | 18 Mar 2015 | View |
| FRONT VIEWDrawings · 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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications.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.