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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Kent Autistic Trust Newton Close Lordswood Chatham Medway ME5 8TR
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Kent Autistic Trust Newton Close Lordswood Chatham Medway ME5 8TR
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View council mapConstruction of a part three, part two storey building comprising of five apartments in C2 residential accommodation with support facilities for care staff together with associated parking, landscaping and amenity space for residents and staff
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Sign in to view collected details| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| CASE OFFICER REPORTCase Officer Report | 6 Nov 2023 | View |
| FULL APPROVAL WITH CONDITIONSDecision Notice · PDF | 6 Nov 2023 | View |
| CONSTRUCTION ENVIRONMENT MANAGEMENT PLANSupporting Documents · PDF | 23 Oct 2023 | View |
| COVER LETTERSupporting Documents · PDF | 3 Oct 2023 | View |
| PROJECT ISSUE SHEETSupporting Documents · PDF | 3 Oct 2023 | View |
| SITE LOCATION PLANDrawings · PDF | 3 Oct 2023 | View |
| EXISTING SITE PLANDrawings · PDF | 3 Oct 2023 | View |
| PROPOSED SITE PLAN GROUND FLOOR LEVELDrawings · PDF | 3 Oct 2023 | View |
| PROPOSED SITE PLAN FIRST FLOOR LEVELDrawings · PDF | 3 Oct 2023 | View |
| PROPOSED SITE PLAN SECOND FLOOR LEVELDrawings · PDF | 3 Oct 2023 | View |
| PROPOSED SITE PLAN ROOF LEVELDrawings · PDF | 3 Oct 2023 | View |
| PROPOSED LANDSCAPE PLAN TREE AND PLANTINGDrawings · PDF | 3 Oct 2023 | View |
| PROPOSED LANDSCAPE PLAN HARD AND SOFT LANDSCAPEDrawings · PDF | 3 Oct 2023 | View |
| PROPOSED GROUND FLOOR PLANDrawings · PDF | 3 Oct 2023 | View |
| PROPOSED FIRST FLOOR PLANDrawings · PDF | 3 Oct 2023 | View |
| PROPOSED SECOND FLOOR PLANDrawings · PDF | 3 Oct 2023 | View |
| PROPOSED ROOF PLANDrawings · PDF | 3 Oct 2023 | View |
| EXISTING SITE SECTION ADrawings · PDF | 3 Oct 2023 | View |
| EXISTING SITE SECTION BDrawings · PDF | 3 Oct 2023 | View |
| EXISTING SITE SECTION CDrawings · PDF | 3 Oct 2023 | View |
| EXISTING SITE SECTION DDrawings · PDF | 3 Oct 2023 | View |
| PROPOSED SITE SECTION ADrawings · PDF | 3 Oct 2023 | View |
| PROPOSED SITE SECTION BDrawings · PDF | 3 Oct 2023 | View |
| PROPOSED SITE SECTION CDrawings · PDF | 3 Oct 2023 | View |
| PROPOSED NORTH AND SOUTH ELEVATIONDrawings · PDF | 3 Oct 2023 | View |
| PROPOSED EAST AND WEST ELEVATIONDrawings · PDF | 3 Oct 2023 | View |
| ARBORICULTURAL REPORTSupporting Documents · PDF | 3 Oct 2023 | View |
| ARBORICULTURAL REPORT METHOD STATEMENTSupporting Documents · PDF | 3 Oct 2023 | View |
| EXISTING PERMISSION CONSTRUCTION IMPACTSSupporting Documents · PDF | 17 May 2023 | View |
| PLANNING STATEMENTSupporting Documents · PDF | 4 Apr 2023 | View |
| DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENTSupporting Documents · PDF | 4 Apr 2023 | View |
| APPLICATIONFORMApplication Form · PDF | 13 Jan 2023 | View |
| APPLICATIONFORMREDACTEDApplication Form · PDF | 13 Jan 2023 | View |
| P288 3 6002 ENERGY STATEMENTSupporting Documents · PDF | 13 Jan 2023 | 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.