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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Ground Floor 161 High Street Rochester ME1 1EH
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Council sourceChange of use of ground floor from a bank (Use Class A2) to a restaurant (Use Class A3), with ancillary Hot Foot Take-Away, together with the installation of an extract flue to rear
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View council map| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Decision NoticeDecision Notice | 22 Jul 2016 | View |
| Case Officer ReportCase Officer Report | 22 Jul 2016 | View |
| PROPOSED REAR ELEVATIONDrawings · PDF | 19 Jul 2016 | View |
| PROPOSED SECTION ELEVATIONDrawings · PDF | 19 Jul 2016 | View |
| FAN ASSESSMENT REPORTSupporting Documents · PDF | 19 Jul 2016 | View |
| PRESS NOTICESupporting Documents · PDF | 18 Apr 2016 | View |
| Application FormApplication Form · PDF | 24 Mar 2016 | View |
| PLANING ACCESS STATEMENTSupporting Documents · PDF | 24 Mar 2016 | View |
| LOCATION PLANDrawings · PDF | 24 Mar 2016 | View |
| SITE PLANDrawings · PDF | 24 Mar 2016 | View |
| EXISTING SECTION ELEVATIONDrawings · PDF | 24 Mar 2016 | View |
| EXISTING REAR ELEVATIONDrawings · PDF | 24 Mar 2016 | View |
| EXISTING GROUND FLOOR PLANDrawings · PDF | 24 Mar 2016 | View |
| PROPOSED GROUND FLOOR PLANDrawings · PDF | 24 Mar 2016 | View |
| SECTION SOUND PROOFDrawings · PDF | 24 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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications.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.