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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304-306 St Margarets Banks Rochester ME1 1HS
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Council sourceListed building consent to externally change the existing 1990s single glazed shop front to 4 single glazed sliding sash windows, a single solid timber door with weatherboard infill to match the first floor; internally on the ground floor the insertion of a kitchen to the rear of no. 306 and a window to the side alley; the removal of 1990s stud partitions and kitchenette; on the first floor the removal of a kitchen and insertion of 2 new shower rooms to facilitate a change in use from A1 retail on the ground floor with C3 for the first and second floors to fully C3 residential
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View council map| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Decision NoticeDecision Notice · PDF | 8 Mar 2018 | View |
| Case Officer ReportCase Officer Report · PDF | 8 Mar 2018 | View |
| PROPOSED FRONT & REAR ELEVATIONSDrawings · PDF | 8 Feb 2018 | View |
| DRAWING ISSUE SHEETSupporting Documents · PDF | 8 Feb 2018 | View |
| PRESS NOTICESupporting Documents · PDF | 29 Jan 2018 | View |
| MATERIALSSupporting Documents · PDF | 18 Jan 2018 | View |
| NO PERSONAL DETAILSApplication Form · PDF | 18 Jan 2018 | View |
| COVER LETTERSupporting Documents · PDF | 18 Jan 2018 | View |
| HERITAGE, DESIGN & ACCESS STATEMENTSupporting Documents · PDF | 18 Jan 2018 | View |
| BLOCK PLANDrawings · PDF | 18 Jan 2018 | View |
| EXISTING BASEMENT PLANDrawings · PDF | 18 Jan 2018 | View |
| EXISTING GROUND FLOOR PLANDrawings · PDF | 18 Jan 2018 | View |
| EXISTING FIRST FLOOR PLANDrawings · PDF | 18 Jan 2018 | View |
| EXISTING SECOND FLOOR PLANDrawings · PDF | 18 Jan 2018 | View |
| EXISTING ROOF PLANDrawings · PDF | 18 Jan 2018 | View |
| EXISTING LONG SECTION AADrawings · PDF | 18 Jan 2018 | View |
| EXISTING LONG SECTIONDrawings · PDF | 18 Jan 2018 | View |
| EXISTING FRONT & REAR ELEVATIONSDrawings · PDF | 18 Jan 2018 | View |
| EXISTING SIDE ELEVATIONSDrawings · PDF | 18 Jan 2018 | View |
| PROPOSED BASEMENT PLANSDrawings · PDF | 18 Jan 2018 | View |
| PROPOSED GROUND FLOOR PLANDrawings · PDF | 18 Jan 2018 | View |
| PROPOSED FIRST FLOOR PLANDrawings · PDF | 18 Jan 2018 | View |
| PROPOSED SECOND FLOOR PLANDrawings · PDF | 18 Jan 2018 | View |
| PROPOSED ROOF PLANDrawings · PDF | 18 Jan 2018 | View |
| PROPOSED LONG SECTION AADrawings · PDF | 18 Jan 2018 | View |
| PROPOSED SIDE ELEVATIONSDrawings · PDF | 18 Jan 2018 | 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.