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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Freemasons Hall Balmoral Road Gillingham ME7 4NT
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Council sourceVariation of condition 2 to allow minor material amendment to planning application MC/15/2288 to incorporate two new windows to the east elevation and to lower the cill level of the existing windows to the north elevation in a similar way as approved to the south elevation: the inclusion of an electrical cupboard to the north elevation and existing fire door removed; the existing semi-circular window to the west elevation has been removed; and to the south elevation the proposed drawing has been corrected removing a two centred pointed arch window that does not exist and 2 new windows now shown matching those previously consented
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View council map| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Decision NoticeDecision Notice | 28 Feb 2017 | View |
| Case Officer ReportCase Officer Report | 28 Feb 2017 | View |
| PRESS NOTICESupporting Documents · PDF | 19 Dec 2016 | View |
| NO PERSONAL DATAApplication Form · PDF | 22 Nov 2016 | View |
| PROPOSED GROUND FLOOR PLANDrawings · PDF | 22 Nov 2016 | View |
| PROPOSED FIRST FLOOR PLANDrawings · PDF | 22 Nov 2016 | View |
| PROPOSED SECOND FLOOR PLANDrawings · PDF | 22 Nov 2016 | View |
| PROPOSED 3RD FLOOR PLANDrawings · PDF | 22 Nov 2016 | View |
| PROPOSED SOUTH COURTYARD ELEVATIONDrawings · PDF | 22 Nov 2016 | View |
| PROPOSED NORTH FOOTPATH ELEVATIONDrawings · PDF | 22 Nov 2016 | View |
| PROPOSED EAST COURTYARD ELEVATIONDrawings · PDF | 22 Nov 2016 | View |
| PROPOSED WEST ELEVATION FOOTPATHDrawings · PDF | 22 Nov 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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications.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.