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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Walnut Tree Farm 155 Lower Rainham Road Rainham Gillingham ME7 2XT
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Council sourceChange of use of part of ground floor of existing hotel building and construction of attached single storey building to form animal farm and additional education facilities
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View council map| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Decision NoticeDecision Notice | 10 Mar 2017 | View |
| Case Officer ReportCase Officer Report | 10 Mar 2017 | View |
| LOCATION AND SITE PLANDrawings | 25 Jan 2017 | View |
| COLOURED LOCATION PLANDrawings · PDF | 25 Jan 2017 | View |
| COVERING LETTERSupporting Documents · PDF | 25 Jan 2017 | View |
| DESIGN & ACCESS STATEMENTSupporting Documents · PDF | 13 Jan 2017 | View |
| DESIGN & ACCESS STATEMENTSupporting Documents · PDF | 13 Jan 2017 | View |
| DESIGN & ACCESS STATEMENTSupporting Documents · PDF | 13 Jan 2017 | View |
| DESIGN & ACCESS STATEMENTSupporting Documents · PDF | 13 Jan 2017 | View |
| DESIGN & ACCESS STATEMENTSupporting Documents · PDF | 13 Jan 2017 | View |
| DESIGN & ACCESS STATEMENTSupporting Documents · PDF | 13 Jan 2017 | View |
| DESIGN & ACCESS STATEMENTSupporting Documents · PDF | 13 Jan 2017 | View |
| DESIGN & ACCESS STATEMENTSupporting Documents · PDF | 13 Jan 2017 | View |
| DESIGN & ACCESS STATEMENTSupporting Documents · PDF | 13 Jan 2017 | View |
| EXISTING GROUND FLOOR PLANDrawings · PDF | 13 Jan 2017 | View |
| EXISTING FIRST FLOOR PLANDrawings · PDF | 13 Jan 2017 | View |
| EXISTING ELEVATIONSDrawings · PDF | 13 Jan 2017 | View |
| PROPOSED MIXED PLANSDrawings · PDF | 13 Jan 2017 | View |
| PROPOSED MIXED PLANSDrawings · PDF | 13 Jan 2017 | View |
| CAR PARKING LAYOUTDrawings · PDF | 13 Jan 2017 | View |
| FLOOD RISK ASSESSMENT REPORTSupporting Documents · PDF | 13 Jan 2017 | View |
| NO PERSONAL DATAApplication Form · PDF | 13 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.