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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Cloudsley House 42 High Street Rochester ME1 1LD
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Council sourceListed Building Consent for internal alterations to facilitate change of use from residential to A3 (restaurant/caf�) and B1 (office), including insertion of roof light, removal of pavement fanlights and installation of windows to basement lightwells
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View council map| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Decision NoticeDecision Notice | 3 May 2018 | View |
| Case Officer ReportCase Officer Report | 3 May 2018 | View |
| HERITAGE IMPACT ASSESSMENT (INCLUDING DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT)Supporting Documents | 19 Apr 2018 | View |
| BASEMENT WINDOW DETAILSDrawings · PDF | 3 Apr 2018 | View |
| PROPOSED FLOOR & ROOF PLANSDrawings · PDF | 3 Apr 2018 | View |
| PROPOSED FLOOR PLANSDrawings · PDF | 1 Apr 2018 | View |
| PRESS NOTICESupporting Documents · PDF | 19 Mar 2018 | View |
| Application FormApplication Form · PDF | 7 Mar 2018 | View |
| SITE LOCATION PLANDrawings · PDF | 7 Mar 2018 | View |
| EXISTING FLOOR PLANSDrawings · PDF | 7 Mar 2018 | View |
| EXISTING ROOF & FLOOR PLANSDrawings · PDF | 7 Mar 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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications.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.