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 Royal Oak 53 Cooling Road Strood Rochester Medway ME2 4RP
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The Royal Oak 53 Cooling Road Strood Rochester Medway ME2 4RP
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View council mapListed Building consent for the the lowering of existing modern concrete floor to rear (right)of building; Restoring catslide eaves line to the rear of the building and replacing approved french doors with 2x georgian style windowsReinstate original esthetics of original timber beams/ posts/ floorboards/ joists under supervision of Heritage consultant; Replace existing staircases together with new 1m limecrete flooring to font of building; omission of utility/ wc side addition on approved planning and incorporating wc into ground floor footprint.
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Sign in to view collected details| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| LISTED BUILDING APPROVAL WITH CONDITIONSDecision Notice · PDF | 6 Jul 2020 | View |
| CASE OFFICER REPORT LDC/LARGER HOMESCase Officer Report · PDF | 6 Jul 2020 | View |
| DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENTSupporting Documents · PDF | 4 Jun 2020 | View |
| REV A FLOOR PLANSDrawings · PDF | 4 Jun 2020 | View |
| REV A ELEVATIONSDrawings · PDF | 4 Jun 2020 | View |
| REV A SECTIONS STREET SCENEDrawings · PDF | 4 Jun 2020 | View |
| REV C JOINERY DETAILS - WINDOWDrawings · PDF | 4 Jun 2020 | View |
| REV C JOINERY DETAILS WINDOWS DOORSDrawings · PDF | 4 Jun 2020 | View |
| PROPOSED JOINERY DETAILS-WINDOWS AND DOORSDrawings · PDF | 29 May 2020 | View |
| PROPOSE JOINERY DETAILS- WINDOWSDrawings · PDF | 29 May 2020 | View |
| DESIGN AND ACCESSSupporting Documents · PDF | 29 May 2020 | View |
| SECTIONS AND STREET SCENEDrawings · PDF | 29 May 2020 | View |
| ELEVATIONSDrawings · PDF | 29 May 2020 | View |
| FLOOR PLANSDrawings · PDF | 29 May 2020 | View |
| LETTER FROM STRUCTURAL ENGINEERSupporting Documents · PDF | 14 Apr 2020 | View |
| SUPPORTING SKETCH FROM STRUCTURAL ENGINEERSupporting Documents · PDF | 14 Apr 2020 | View |
| SITE LOCATION AND BLOCK PLANDrawings · PDF | 9 Apr 2020 | View |
| HERITAGE STATEMENTSupporting Documents · PDF | 6 Apr 2020 | View |
| REDACTEDApplication Form · PDF | 6 Apr 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.