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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Strood Library 32 Bryant Road Strood Rochester ME2 3EP
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Council sourceConstruction of new visitor entrance and pedestrian access ramp, alterations to car park increasing spaces from 10 -13, the raising of a section of roof and modifications to main elevations to facilitate conversion from Strood library into Medway Archives
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View council map| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Decision NoticeDecision Notice | 19 May 2016 | View |
| Case Officer ReportCase Officer Report | 19 May 2016 | View |
| Application FormApplication Form · PDF | 25 Jan 2016 | View |
| Application FormApplication Form · PDF | 5 Feb 2015 | View |
| EXISTING LOCATION PLANDrawings · PDF | 5 Feb 2015 | View |
| PROPOSED GROUND FLOOR PLANDrawings · PDF | 5 Feb 2015 | View |
| EXISTING GROUND FLOOR PLANDrawings · PDF | 5 Feb 2015 | View |
| EXISTING FIRST FLOOR PLANDrawings · PDF | 5 Feb 2015 | View |
| PROPOSED EXTERNAL PLANDrawings · PDF | 5 Feb 2015 | View |
| EXISTING EXTERNAL PLANDrawings · PDF | 5 Feb 2015 | View |
| EXISTING REAR ELEVATIONSDrawings · PDF | 5 Feb 2015 | View |
| EXISTING ENTRANCE AND SIDE ELEVATIONDrawings · PDF | 5 Feb 2015 | View |
| PROPOSED ENTRANCE AND SIDE ELEVATIONDrawings · PDF | 5 Feb 2015 | View |
| PROPOSED FIRST FLOOR PLANDrawings · PDF | 5 Feb 2015 | View |
| EXISTING SECTIONS A&BDrawings · PDF | 5 Feb 2015 | View |
| EXISTING SECTIONS B,C,DDrawings · PDF | 5 Feb 2015 | View |
| PROPOSED SECTIONS A,BDrawings · PDF | 5 Feb 2015 | View |
| PROPOSED REAR ELEVATIONSDrawings · PDF | 5 Feb 2015 | View |
| DRAWING LISTSupporting Documents · PDF | 5 Feb 2015 | View |
| DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENTSupporting Documents · PDF | 25 Jan 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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications.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.