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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New Horizons Children Acadamy (Former Bishop Of Rochester Acadamy West Campus/Chatham South) Site Park Crescent Chatham ME4 6NR
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Council sourceExtend existing play area into staff car park, staff car park to be relocated into existing dual drop off/ parking and play area, existing dual use space to become a permanent car park for staff/ visitors with allocated spaces for the SEN block and student drop off
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View council map| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Decision NoticeDecision Notice | 21 Nov 2016 | View |
| Committee ReportCommittee Report | 21 Nov 2016 | View |
| Application FormApplication Form · PDF | 12 Aug 2016 | View |
| DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENTSupporting Documents · PDF | 11 Aug 2016 | View |
| LOCATION PLANDrawings · PDF | 11 Aug 2016 | View |
| EXISTING LAYOUTDrawings · PDF | 11 Aug 2016 | View |
| PROPOSED LAYOUTDrawings · PDF | 11 Aug 2016 | View |
| TRAFFIC MANAGEMENTS PLANSupporting Documents · PDF | 11 Aug 2016 | View |
| TRAVEL PLANSupporting Documents · PDF | 11 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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications.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.