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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Chalk Lake North Sea Terminal Salt Lane Cliffe Kent ME3 7SX
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Council sourceTown and Country Planning Act (Environmental Impact Assessment) (England and Wales) Regulations 2011 - request for a scoping opinion for the proposed restoration of Chalk Lake to pre-extraction ground levels using inert materials imported by barge, boat or rail together with silt from sand and gravel washing
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View council map| Document | Published | Action |
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| STATUTORY - NATURAL ENGALNDLetter of Representation · PDF | 27 Oct 2016 | View |
| STATUTORY - MARINE MANAGEMENTLetter of Representation · PDF | 10 Oct 2016 | View |
| REQUEST FOR A SCREENING OPINION AND A SCOPING OPINIONSupporting 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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications.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.