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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1 Main Road Hoo St Werburgh Rochester ME3 9NA
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Council sourceChange of use of ground floor from A2 (Bank use) to A3/A5 (hot food take away and restaurant use) and installation of cooking extraction flue to rear elevation
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View council map| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Decision NoticeDecision Notice | 30 Nov 2016 | View |
| Case Officer ReportCase Officer Report | 30 Nov 2016 | View |
| Application FormApplication Form · PDF | 1 Aug 2016 | View |
| EXTRACT SPECIFICATIONSupporting Documents · PDF | 1 Aug 2016 | View |
| LOCATION AND BLOCK PLANDrawings · PDF | 1 Aug 2016 | View |
| EXISTING AND PROPOSED FLOOR PLANDrawings · PDF | 1 Aug 2016 | View |
| EXISTING AND PROPOSED FRONT ELEVATION PLANSDrawings · PDF | 1 Aug 2016 | View |
| EXISTING AND PROPOSED REAR ELEVATION PLANSDrawings · PDF | 1 Aug 2016 | View |
| SIGN SPECIFICATIONDrawings · PDF | 1 Aug 2016 | View |
| DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENTSupporting Documents · PDF | 1 Aug 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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications.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.