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.
Council planning record
Elaine Primary School Elaine Avenue Strood Rochester ME2 2YN
Last published check: 23 Oct 2026, 10:47. Check the council record for more recent changes.
Council milestones and published deadlines. A deadline passing does not confirm a decision.
A published target or deadline. It does not confirm an outcome.
Council sourceA published target or deadline. It does not confirm an outcome.
Council sourceAlterations to the existing Elaine Primary Academy and Elaine Centre to provide 3FE entry to Elaine Primary Academy consisting of 'Construction of new toilet blocks; new glazed entrance; new covered play area; new covered walkway linking the existing school hall to the Elaine Centre; new fencing' and renewal of existing glazing to north elevation.
Sign in to view all collected council fields and recorded changes.
Sign in to view collected detailsElaine Primary School Elaine Avenue Strood Rochester ME2 2YN
This record has no verified map location.
View council map| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Decision NoticeDecision Notice | 21 Aug 2015 | View |
| Case Officer ReportCase Officer Report | 21 Aug 2015 | View |
| PLANNING STATEMENTSupporting Documents · PDF | 25 Jul 2015 | View |
| APPLICATION FORMApplication Form · PDF | 29 Jun 2015 | View |
| LOCATION PLANDrawings · PDF | 29 Jun 2015 | View |
| EXISTING SITE PLANDrawings · PDF | 29 Jun 2015 | View |
| EXISTING GROUND FLOOR PLANDrawings · PDF | 29 Jun 2015 | View |
| EXISTING GROUND FLOOR PLANDrawings · PDF | 29 Jun 2015 | View |
| EXISTING ELEVATIONSDrawings · PDF | 29 Jun 2015 | View |
| EXISTING ELEVATIONSDrawings · PDF | 29 Jun 2015 | View |
| PROPOSED SITE PLANDrawings · PDF | 29 Jun 2015 | View |
| PROPOSED GROUND FLOOR PLANDrawings · PDF | 29 Jun 2015 | View |
| PROPOSED GROUND FLOOR PLANDrawings · PDF | 29 Jun 2015 | View |
| PROPOSED ELEVATIONSDrawings · PDF | 29 Jun 2015 | View |
| PROPOSED ELEVATIONSDrawings · PDF | 29 Jun 2015 | View |
Documents open on the council website. Browse council documents if a link has changed.
Conditions aren’t listed here. Read the council decision notice for the full decision and conditions.
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.