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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Freemasons Hall Balmoral Road Gillingham ME7 4NT
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Council sourceConversion of existing hall to form 8 two-bedroomed and 3 one-bedroom self-contained flats including demolition of existing extension and construction of a three-storey extension; provision of 7 car parking spaces, bin and cycle store and new gates to existing vehicular access to Duncan Road
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View council map| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Decision NoticeDecision Notice | 21 Dec 2015 | View |
| Case Officer ReportCase Officer Report | 21 Dec 2015 | View |
| S106 AGREEMENTS106 Agreement · PDF | 16 Dec 2015 | View |
| DOWNES PLANNING PARTNERSHIPSupporting Documents | 22 Oct 2015 | View |
| PROPOSED GROUND FLOOR PLANDrawings · PDF | 22 Oct 2015 | View |
| PROPOSED FIRST FLOOR PLANDrawings · PDF | 22 Oct 2015 | View |
| PROPOSED SECOND FLOOR PLANDrawings · PDF | 22 Oct 2015 | View |
| PROPOSED SOUTH ELEVATIONDrawings · PDF | 22 Oct 2015 | View |
| PROPOSED NORTH ELEVATIONDrawings · PDF | 22 Oct 2015 | View |
| PROPOSED EAST ELEVATIONDrawings · PDF | 22 Oct 2015 | View |
| PROPOSED DETAILED SITE PLANDrawings · PDF | 22 Oct 2015 | View |
| PROPOSED WEST ELEVATIONDrawings · PDF | 22 Oct 2015 | View |
| PROPOSED THIRD FLOOR PLANDrawings · PDF | 22 Oct 2015 | View |
| DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENTSupporting Documents · PDF | 23 Jul 2015 | View |
| DRAWING LISTDrawings | 23 Jul 2015 | View |
| EXISTING EAST COURTYARD ELEVATIONDrawings · PDF | 21 Jul 2015 | View |
| EXISTING WEST ELEVATION FOORTPATHDrawings · PDF | 20 Jul 2015 | View |
| EXISTING NORTH ELEVATION FOORTPATHDrawings · PDF | 20 Jul 2015 | View |
| PROPOSED SECTIONDrawings · PDF | 16 Jul 2015 | View |
| EXISTING TOPOGRAPHICAL SITE AND LOCATION PLANDrawings · PDF | 13 Jul 2015 | View |
| SURVEY PLAN GROUND FLOORDrawings · PDF | 2 Jul 2015 | View |
| SURVEY PLAN FIRST AND SECOND FLOORDrawings · PDF | 2 Jul 2015 | View |
| EXISTING SOUTH COURTYARD ELEVATIONDrawings · PDF | 2 Jul 2015 | View |
| Application FormApplication Form · PDF | 2 Jul 2015 | View |
| RED AND BLUE LINE PLANDrawings · PDF | 29 Jun 2015 | View |
| DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT APPENDICESSupporting Documents · PDF | 29 Jun 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.