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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Land At Chatham Docks Pier Road Gillingham Kent
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Land At Chatham Docks Pier Road Gillingham Kent
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View council mapDetails pursuant to condition 21 (lighting) on planning permission MC/11/2756 - Outline application with some matters reserved appearance/landscaping/layout/scale) for a mixed use development comprising up to 179,297m2 of floorspace, incorporating Employment Uses (B1 and B2), Residential (C3 - up to 950 units), Student Accommodation (Sui Generis), Hotels (C1), Leisure, Conference, Events and Education Facilities (D1 and D2), Retail Uses (A1-A5) including Superstore, an Energy Centre, Petrol Filling Station and associated open space, access, parking and infrastructure
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Sign in to view collected details| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| DECISION NOTICEDecision Notice · PDF | 3 Feb 2020 | View |
| PHOTODrawings | 15 Jan 2020 | View |
| PHOTODrawings | 15 Jan 2020 | View |
| PHOTODrawings | 15 Jan 2020 | View |
| EXTERNAL LIGHTING REPORTSupporting Documents · PDF | 15 Jan 2020 | View |
| REDACTEDApplication Form · PDF | 15 Jan 2020 | View |
| CONDITION 21 EXTERNAL LIGHTINGSupporting Documents · PDF | 15 Jan 2020 | 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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications.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.