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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The Morden Arms 78 John Street Rochester ME1 1YW
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Council sourceConstruction of part first floor and part second floor extension to facilitate conversion of existing pub into eight flats
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View council map| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Decision NoticeDecision Notice · PDF | 21 Sept 2017 | View |
| Case Officer ReportCase Officer Report | 19 Sept 2017 | View |
| PROPOSED FIRST & SECOND FLOOR PLANDrawings · PDF | 21 Aug 2017 | View |
| ACOUSTIC CONSULTANT OPINIONSupporting Documents · PDF | 27 Jul 2017 | View |
| EXISTING & PROPOSED BLOCK PLANDrawings · PDF | 6 Jul 2017 | View |
| NO PERSONAL DATAApplication Form · PDF | 3 Jul 2017 | View |
| EXISTING BASEMENT & FLOOR PLANDrawings · PDF | 3 Jul 2017 | View |
| EXISTING FIRST FLOOR PLANDrawings · PDF | 3 Jul 2017 | View |
| EXISTING & PROPOSED ELEVATIONSDrawings · PDF | 3 Jul 2017 | View |
| EXISTING & PROPOSED ELEVATIONSDrawings · PDF | 3 Jul 2017 | View |
| PROPOSED BASEMENT & GROUND FLOOR PLANDrawings · PDF | 3 Jul 2017 | View |
| SITE LOCATION PLANDrawings · PDF | 3 Jul 2017 | View |
| S106 AgreementS106 Agreement · PDF | 1 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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications.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.