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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B&Q Strood Retail Park Commercial Road Strood Rochester
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Council sourceDetails pursuant to conditions 5,7 and 21 of planning permission MC/14/3317 for Construction of a replacement building to provide three retail units (Class A1), cafe (Class A3) and a gym (Class D2), removal of existing slip road, alterations to car park and other associated works (demolition existing unit)
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View council map| Document | Published | Action |
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| ECOLOGY PHASE 1 HABITAT SURVEY ISSUE 2Supporting Documents · PDF | 22 Aug 2016 | View |
| APPENDIX A TREE SURVEY DATA & PLANSupporting Documents · PDF | 19 Aug 2016 | View |
| ARBORICULTURAL REPORTSupporting Documents · PDF | 19 Aug 2016 | View |
| ARBORICULTURAL MONITORINGSupporting Documents · PDF | 19 Aug 2016 | View |
| TREE PROTECTION PLANDrawings · PDF | 19 Aug 2016 | View |
| TREE PIT DETAILSDrawings · PDF | 10 Feb 2016 | View |
| Application FormApplication Form · PDF | 4 Feb 2016 | View |
| COVER LETTERSupporting Documents · PDF | 4 Feb 2016 | View |
| LANDSCAPE MANAGEMENT AND MAINTENANCE PLANSupporting Documents · PDF | 4 Feb 2016 | View |
| CONSTRUCTION ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLANSupporting Documents · PDF | 4 Feb 2016 | View |
| SOFT LANDSCAPING SPECIFICATIONSupporting Documents · PDF | 4 Feb 2016 | View |
| TREE SURVEYSupporting Documents · PDF | 4 Feb 2016 | View |
| ARBORICULTURAL IMPACT ASSESSMENTSupporting Documents · PDF | 4 Feb 2016 | View |
| SITE PLAN PHASESDrawings · PDF | 1 Jan 1900 | View |
| PLANNING CONDITIONSDrawings · PDF | 1 Jan 1900 | View |
| SOFT LANDSCAPE PLANDrawings · PDF | 1 Jan 1900 | View |
| LANDSCAPE DEMOLITION PLANDrawings · PDF | 1 Jan 1900 | View |
| TREE SURVEY PLANDrawings · PDF | 1 Jan 1900 | View |
| DEMOLITION PHASE. TREE PROTECTION PLANDrawings · PDF | 1 Jan 1900 | View |
| EXISTING SITE PLANDrawings · PDF | 1 Jan 1900 | View |
| AREAS SUBJECT TO HARD & SOFT LANDSCAPEING APPROVALDrawings · PDF | 1 Jan 1900 | View |
| CONSTRUCTION PHASE. TREE PROTECTION PLANDrawings · PDF | 1 Jan 1900 | View |
| ENVIRONMENTAL METHOD STATEMENT CONDITION 21Supporting Documents · PDF | 1 Jan 1900 | View |
| ARBORICULTURAL REPORT TREE SURVEYSupporting Documents · PDF | 1 Jan 1900 | View |
| PLANTING SCHEDULESupporting Documents · PDF | 1 Jan 1900 | View |
| ADDITIONAL INFORMATION - CONDITION 5Supporting Documents · PDF | 1 Jan 1900 | View |
| TREE PIT DETAILSDrawings · PDF | 1 Jan 1900 | View |
| VEHICULAR ENTRANCE SOFT LANDSCAPE PLANDrawings · 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.