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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National Grid Grain LNG Grain Road Isle Of Grain Rochester Kent ME3 0AB
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Council sourceHazardous Substance Consent Application seeking:A) an increase in the maximum volume storage capacity with the phase II and phase III tanks (4 tanks in total) of Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) from 190,000m3 to 206,700m3, with no increase total amount of LNG stored on site being a maximum of 564,746.3 tonnes;B) the storage of 689 tonnes of Natural Gas; andC) the storage of 200 tonnes of Liquid Petroleum Gas (LPG).
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View council map| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Decision NoticeDecision Notice | 28 Aug 2015 | View |
| Case Officer ReportCase Officer Report | 28 Aug 2015 | View |
| CERTIFICATE BApplication Form · PDF | 28 Jul 2015 | View |
| MAIN GATE POSTDrawings | 23 Jul 2015 | View |
| GENERAL GATE AREADrawings | 23 Jul 2015 | View |
| I GATE POSTDrawings | 23 Jul 2015 | View |
| MAIN GATE GENERAL AREADrawings | 23 Jul 2015 | View |
| PRESS ADVERTSupporting Documents · PDF | 23 Jul 2015 | View |
| HARZARDOUS SUBSTANCES APPLICATIONSupporting Documents · PDF | 24 Jun 2015 | View |
| HSG LOCATION PLANDrawings · PDF | 24 Jun 2015 | View |
| SUBSTANCE LOCATION PLANDrawings · PDF | 24 Jun 2015 | View |
| SUBSTANCE LOCATION PLANDrawings · PDF | 24 Jun 2015 | View |
| COVER LETTERSupporting Documents · PDF | 24 Jun 2015 | View |
| Application FormApplication Form · 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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications.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.