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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30 - 32 High Street Rochester ME1 1LD
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Council sourceDetails pursuant to condition 3 of planning permission MC/15/0137 - Variation of condition 4 on planning permission MC/14/3388 (change of use from retail (Class A1) at no.30 High Street to facilitate combined cafe use with no.32 High Street (Class A3) including installation of a flue and associated internal alterations) to alter the opening hours to 07.00hrs to 22:00hrs (Sunday to Thursday, and Public Holidays), 07:00hrs to 23:00hrs (Friday and Saturdays), 07:00hrs to 00:00hrs (Special Events).
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View council map| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Application FormApplication Form · PDF | 18 May 2015 | View |
| METHOD STATEMENTSupporting Documents · PDF | 18 May 2015 | View |
| PLANNING STATEMENTSupporting Documents · PDF | 18 May 2015 | View |
| ANTI-VIBRATION MOUNTSSupporting Documents · PDF | 18 May 2015 | View |
| PROPOSED KITCHEN CANOPY AND EXTRACT SYSTEMDrawings · PDF | 18 May 2015 | 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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications.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.