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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Pump House Childs Farm Main Road Cooling Rochester ME3 8DR
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Council sourcePrior notification of a proposed change of use from agricultural building to residential (C3) and associated operational develoment - resubmission of MC/15/0517
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View council map| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| FLOOD RISK ASSESSMENTSupporting Documents · PDF | 4 May 2016 | View |
| Decision NoticeDecision Notice | 3 May 2016 | View |
| Case Officer ReportCase Officer Report | 3 May 2016 | View |
| APPLICATION FORMSApplication Form · PDF | 1 Mar 2016 | View |
| PLANNING STATEMENTSupporting Documents | 1 Mar 2016 | View |
| LOCATION PLANDrawings · PDF | 1 Mar 2016 | View |
| SITE LOCATION PLANDrawings · PDF | 1 Mar 2016 | View |
| EXISTING BLOCK PLANDrawings · PDF | 1 Mar 2016 | View |
| PROPOSED BLOCK PLANDrawings · PDF | 1 Mar 2016 | View |
| PROPOSED ELEVATIONSDrawings · PDF | 1 Mar 2016 | View |
| PROPOSED PLANS AND SECTIONSDrawings · PDF | 1 Mar 2016 | 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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications.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.