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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Former Astra Premises Courteney Road Rainham Gillingham ME8 0EZ
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Council sourceDemolition of existing commercial building and construction of a self-storage unit (Class B8) with associated vehicular access, parking and landscaping works
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View council map| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Decision NoticeDecision Notice | 16 Sept 2016 | View |
| Case Officer ReportCase Officer Report | 16 Sept 2016 | View |
| Application FormApplication Form · PDF | 13 Jun 2016 | View |
| DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENTSupporting Documents · PDF | 13 Jun 2016 | View |
| PLANNING STATEMENTSupporting Documents · PDF | 13 Jun 2016 | View |
| UTILITIES ASSESSMENTSupporting Documents · PDF | 13 Jun 2016 | View |
| DRAINAGE STRATEGYDrawings · PDF | 13 Jun 2016 | View |
| REVIEW OF FLOOD RISK SCREENINGSupporting Documents · PDF | 13 Jun 2016 | View |
| LANSCAPE STRATEGY PLANDrawings · PDF | 13 Jun 2016 | View |
| ENERGY STATEMENTSupporting Documents · PDF | 13 Jun 2016 | View |
| FLOOD SOLUTIONS REPORTSupporting Documents · PDF | 13 Jun 2016 | View |
| TRANSPORT STATEMENTSupporting Documents · PDF | 13 Jun 2016 | View |
| LIGHTING STRATEGYSupporting Documents · PDF | 13 Jun 2016 | View |
| SITE WASTE PLANSupporting Documents · PDF | 13 Jun 2016 | View |
| PROTECTED SPECIES ASSESSMENTSupporting Documents · PDF | 13 Jun 2016 | View |
| PROTECTED SPECIES ASSESSMENTDrawings · PDF | 13 Jun 2016 | View |
| SITE PLANDrawings · PDF | 13 Jun 2016 | View |
| EXISTING SITE PLANDrawings · PDF | 13 Jun 2016 | View |
| PROPOSED SITE PLANDrawings · PDF | 13 Jun 2016 | View |
| EXISTING ELEVATIONSDrawings · PDF | 13 Jun 2016 | View |
| BUILDING ELEVATIONSDrawings · PDF | 13 Jun 2016 | View |
| FLOOR AND ROOF PLANSDrawings · PDF | 13 Jun 2016 | View |
| SECTIONS THROUGH NORTH BOUNDARYDrawings · PDF | 13 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.