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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181 High Street Chatham ME4 4BA
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Council sourceChange of use of the first second and third floors to form 3x one bedroom self contained residential flats (C3) together with alterations to the shop front and ground floor elevation for the provision of an internal segregated access to the upper floors
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View council map| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Decision NoticeDecision Notice | 20 Oct 2016 | View |
| Case Officer ReportCase Officer Report | 20 Oct 2016 | View |
| UNILATERAL UNDERTAKINGS106 Agreement · PDF | 12 Sept 2016 | View |
| FLOOD RISK ASSESSMENTSupporting Documents · PDF | 28 Jul 2016 | View |
| PLANNING, DESIGN & ACCESS STATEMENTSupporting Documents · PDF | 28 Jul 2016 | View |
| PLANNING, DESIGN & ACCESS STATEMENTSupporting Documents · PDF | 28 Jul 2016 | View |
| SITE LOCATION PLANDrawings · PDF | 28 Jul 2016 | View |
| STATEMENTSupporting Documents · PDF | 16 Jun 2016 | View |
| EXISTINGDrawings · PDF | 15 Jun 2016 | View |
| EXISTINGDrawings · PDF | 15 Jun 2016 | View |
| Application FormApplication Form · PDF | 8 Jun 2016 | View |
| PROPOSED STREET ELEVATIONDrawings · PDF | 8 Jun 2016 | View |
| PROPOSED PLANS B & GFDrawings · PDF | 8 Jun 2016 | View |
| PROPOSED PLANS FF,SF & TFDrawings · PDF | 8 Jun 2016 | View |
| EXISTING STREET ELEVATIONDrawings · PDF | 8 Jun 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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications.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.