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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Former St Matthews Playing Field Borstal Street Borstal Rochester ME1 3HJ
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Council sourceDetails purusant to condition 7, 10, 11, 12, 17, 19, 20 and 21 on planning permission MC/15/0958 for Construction of 9 two bedroom and 9 three bedroom houses with associated access and parking and formation of community open space (Resubmission of MC/14/2862)
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View council map| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| TREE PROTECTION PLANDrawings · PDF | 15 Mar 2017 | View |
| Decision NoticeDecision Notice | 8 Mar 2017 | View |
| ARBORICULTURAL METHOD STATEMENTSupporting Documents · PDF | 8 Mar 2017 | View |
| REPTILE FENCE FOR TRANSLOCATIONDrawings · PDF | 23 Feb 2017 | View |
| ECOLOGY UPDATESupporting Documents · PDF | 8 Feb 2017 | View |
| SEWER PLANDrawings · PDF | 8 Feb 2017 | View |
| REPTILE FENCE PLANDrawings · PDF | 8 Feb 2017 | View |
| TREE REPORTSupporting Documents · PDF | 1 Feb 2017 | View |
| ABORICULTURAL METHOS STATEMENTSupporting Documents · PDF | 30 Dec 2016 | View |
| REPTILE SURVEYSupporting Documents · PDF | 30 Dec 2016 | View |
| GROUND INVESTIGATION REPORTSupporting Documents · PDF | 30 Dec 2016 | View |
| SITE LAYOUTDrawings · PDF | 30 Dec 2016 | View |
| NO PERSONAL DATAApplication Form · PDF | 23 Dec 2016 | View |
| BAT INSPECTION LETTERSupporting Documents · PDF | 23 Dec 2016 | View |
| COVER LETTER SHAW DESIGN LTDSupporting Documents · PDF | 23 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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications.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.