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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Highview Farm Lordswood Lane Lordswood Chatham
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Council sourceDetails pursuant to conditions 3, 4, 5 ,9, 10, 11, 12 and 14 on planning permission MC/15/2778 for construction of a 5-bedroomed detached dwelling with associated parking
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View council map| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| STAT - KCC ECOLOGICAL ADVICE SEVICELetter of Representation · PDF | 26 Jul 2016 | View |
| HARD LANDSCAPINGDrawings · PDF | 4 Jul 2016 | View |
| GATES AND WALLDrawings · PDF | 4 Jul 2016 | View |
| SOFT LANDSCAPINGDrawings · PDF | 4 Jul 2016 | View |
| STAT - NATURAL ENVIRONMENT TEAM KCCLetter of Representation · PDF | 22 Jun 2016 | View |
| KCC ENVIRONMENTAL OFFICERLetter of Representation · PDF | 25 Apr 2016 | View |
| STATUTORY - MAIDSTONE BOROUGH COUNCILLetter of Representation · PDF | 31 Mar 2016 | View |
| Application FormApplication Form · PDF | 15 Mar 2016 | View |
| MATERIALS SCHEDULESupporting Documents · PDF | 15 Mar 2016 | View |
| MONIER CAMBRIAN SLATE IMAGE_MARCH 2016Drawings · PDF | 15 Mar 2016 | View |
| WHITE RENDER IMAGE_MARCH 2016Drawings · PDF | 15 Mar 2016 | View |
| CONSTRUCTION METHOD STATEMENTSupporting Documents · PDF | 15 Mar 2016 | View |
| PHASE 2 GROUND INVESTIGATIONSupporting Documents · PDF | 15 Mar 2016 | View |
| CB2_ PLOT 2 CONDITIONS LETTERSupporting Documents · PDF | 15 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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications.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.