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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18 -20 Batchelor Street Chatham ME4 4BJ
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Council sourceDetails pursuant to conditions 3 and 11 on planning permission MC/15/1913 for demolition of the existing single storey buildings and construction of 6-storey building comprising of A1 retail use on ground floor together with 34 student rooms incorporated into 5 flats over together with cycle and bin storage
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View council map| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Decision NoticeDecision Notice · PDF | 14 Dec 2017 | View |
| PROPOSED ELEVATIONSDrawings · PDF | 27 Nov 2017 | View |
| ADDITIONAL INFORMATIONSupporting Documents · PDF | 22 Nov 2017 | View |
| NO PERSONAL DATAApplication Form · PDF | 1 Nov 2017 | View |
| SPECIFCATION FOR PILING WORKSSupporting Documents · PDF | 1 Nov 2017 | View |
| C11 STATEMENTSupporting Documents · PDF | 1 Nov 2017 | View |
| DRAWING DOCUMENT REGISTERSupporting Documents · PDF | 1 Nov 2017 | View |
| MATERIALSSupporting Documents · PDF | 1 Nov 2017 | View |
| NW ELEVATION (FRONTING BACHELOR STREET)Drawings · PDF | 1 Nov 2017 | View |
| SW ELEVATION (REAR ELEVATION)Drawings · PDF | 1 Nov 2017 | View |
| SE ELEVATION (ADJ. TO NO.16)Drawings · PDF | 1 Nov 2017 | View |
| PROPOSED PILING LAYOUTDrawings · PDF | 1 Nov 2017 | View |
| PROPOSED PILING SCHEDULEDrawings · PDF | 1 Nov 2017 | View |
| NE ELEVATION (FRONTING THE BROOK)Drawings · PDF | 1 Nov 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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications.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.