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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4 London Road Strood Rochester ME2 3HT
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Council sourceDemolition of existing single storey shop and construction of a new four storey building containing use class A2 (financial and professional services) to ground floor with use class B1(a) (offices) above
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View council map| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Decision NoticeDecision Notice | 29 Mar 2017 | View |
| Case Officer ReportCase Officer Report | 29 Mar 2017 | View |
| PROPOSED GROUND AND FIRST FLOOR PLANSDrawings · PDF | 27 Feb 2017 | View |
| PROPOSED SECOND AND THIRD FLOOR PLANSDrawings · PDF | 27 Feb 2017 | View |
| PROPOSED FRONT AND REAR ELEVATIONS, REAR AND SIDE PLANSDrawings · PDF | 27 Feb 2017 | View |
| SIDE SECTIONS, EXISITING AND PROPOSED PLANDrawings · PDF | 27 Feb 2017 | View |
| PROPOSED ELEVATIONS STREET ELEVATION PLANDrawings · PDF | 27 Feb 2017 | View |
| PROPOSED SHOP FRONT ELEVATIONDrawings · PDF | 27 Feb 2017 | View |
| SHOPFRONT SCHEMATIC JOINERY DETAILDrawings · PDF | 27 Feb 2017 | View |
| PRESS NOTICESupporting Documents · PDF | 12 Dec 2016 | View |
| OWNERSHIP CERTIFICATEApplication Form · PDF | 1 Dec 2016 | View |
| NOTICEApplication Form · PDF | 1 Dec 2016 | View |
| DESIGN & ACCESS STATEMENTSupporting Documents · PDF | 1 Dec 2016 | View |
| LOCATION & BLOCK PLANSDrawings · PDF | 1 Dec 2016 | View |
| EXISTING PLANS GROUND BLOCK PLANSDrawings · PDF | 1 Dec 2016 | View |
| EXISTING IMAGE COLLATIONDrawings · PDF | 1 Dec 2016 | View |
| EXISTING ELEVATIONS FRONT, REAR & SIDEDrawings · PDF | 1 Dec 2016 | View |
| Application FormApplication Form · PDF | 1 Dec 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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications.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.