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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Rainham Methodist Church Station Road Rainham Gillingham ME8 7PR
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Council sourceChange of use from church (Class D1 use) to residential (Class C3 use) to accommodate 09 flats (3 x 1 bedroom and 6x 2 bedrooms) involving roof light windows on the northern elevation, provision of 10 on site parking spaces and provision for cycle and refuse storage buildings.
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View council map| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Decision NoticeDecision Notice | 14 Jun 2017 | View |
| Committee ReportCommittee Report | 14 Jun 2017 | View |
| S106 AgreementS106 Agreement · PDF | 16 May 2017 | View |
| PROPOSED ROOF PLANDrawings · PDF | 27 Mar 2017 | View |
| PROPOSED FIRST FLOOR PLANDrawings · PDF | 27 Mar 2017 | View |
| PROPOSED GROUND FLOOR PLAN AND BLOCK PLANDrawings · PDF | 27 Mar 2017 | View |
| PROPOSED SECOND FLOOR PLANDrawings · PDF | 27 Mar 2017 | View |
| PROPOSED FRONT AND REAR ELEVATION PLANSDrawings · PDF | 10 Mar 2017 | View |
| PROPOSED SIDE/WAKELY ROAD ELEVATION PLANDrawings · PDF | 10 Mar 2017 | View |
| PROPOSED SIDE/NORTH ELEVATIONDrawings · PDF | 10 Mar 2017 | View |
| PRESS NOTICESupporting Documents · PDF | 31 Oct 2016 | View |
| Application FormApplication Form · PDF | 27 Sept 2016 | View |
| PLANNING STATEMENTSupporting Documents · PDF | 27 Sept 2016 | View |
| SITE LOCATION PLANDrawings · PDF | 27 Sept 2016 | View |
| PHASE 1 DESK STUDYSupporting Documents · PDF | 1 Jan 1900 | 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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications.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.