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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Rochester Riverside Rochester Kent
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Council sourceTown and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) (England and Wales) Regulations 2011 - request for a Scoping Opinion in respect of an Environmental Impact Assessment at Rochester Riverside for the phased development of upto 1,400 residential dwellings with associated infrastructure and commercial floorspace including the provision of a school and hotel along with site access and spine road, car parking, open space, landscaping and drainage infrastructure
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View council map| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Decision NoticeDecision Notice | 3 Mar 2017 | View |
| Case Officer ReportCase Officer Report | 3 Mar 2017 | View |
| KCC ECOLOGICAL ADVICESupporting Documents · PDF | 9 Feb 2017 | View |
| COVERING LETTERSupporting Documents · PDF | 5 Jan 2017 | View |
| EIA SCOPING REPORTSupporting Documents · PDF | 5 Jan 2017 | 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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications.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.