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.
Council planning record
St Johns Church 18 Railway Street Chatham Medway ME4 4JT
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St Johns Church 18 Railway Street Chatham Medway ME4 4JT
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View council mapChange of use from Place of Worship (Class F1) to a mixed use comprising Class F and Class E to provide community facilities along with the refurbishment of the building and the installation of an air source heat pump
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Sign in to view collected details| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| FULL APPROVAL WITH CONDITIONSDecision Notice · PDF | 10 Nov 2023 | View |
| Case Officer ReportCase Officer Report | 10 Nov 2023 | View |
| SITE LOCATION PLANDrawings · PDF | 8 Aug 2023 | View |
| REDACTEDApplication Form · PDF | 7 Aug 2023 | View |
| NOISE IMPACT ASSESSMENTSupporting Documents · PDF | 7 Aug 2023 | View |
| EXISTING BASEMENT PLANDrawings · PDF | 7 Aug 2023 | View |
| GROUND FLOOR EXISTING PLANDrawings · PDF | 7 Aug 2023 | View |
| EXISTING FIRST FLOOR PLANDrawings · PDF | 7 Aug 2023 | View |
| EXISTING INTERMEDIATE LEVELDrawings · PDF | 7 Aug 2023 | View |
| EXISTING NORTH ELEVATIONDrawings · PDF | 7 Aug 2023 | View |
| EXISTING EAST ELEVATIONDrawings · PDF | 7 Aug 2023 | View |
| EXISTING SOUTH ELEVATIONDrawings · PDF | 7 Aug 2023 | View |
| EXISTING WEST ELEVATIONDrawings · PDF | 7 Aug 2023 | View |
| STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCESupporting Documents · PDF | 7 Aug 2023 | View |
| STATEMENT OF NEEDSupporting Documents · PDF | 7 Aug 2023 | View |
| GROUND FLOOR AS PROPOSEDDrawings · PDF | 7 Aug 2023 | View |
| FIRST FLOOR PLAN AS PROPOSEDDrawings · PDF | 7 Aug 2023 | View |
| INTERMEDIATE FLOOR AS PROPOSEDDrawings · PDF | 7 Aug 2023 | View |
| ROOF PLAN AS PROPOSEDDrawings · PDF | 7 Aug 2023 | View |
| NORTH ELEVATION AS PROPOSEDDrawings · PDF | 7 Aug 2023 | View |
| EAST ELEVATION AS PROPOSEDDrawings · PDF | 7 Aug 2023 | View |
| SOUTH ELEVATION AS PROPOSEDDrawings · PDF | 7 Aug 2023 | View |
| WEST ELEVATION AS PROPOSEDDrawings · PDF | 7 Aug 2023 | View |
| BASEMENT PLAN AS PROPOSEDDrawings · PDF | 7 Aug 2023 | View |
| DRAWING SCHEDULE LISTSupporting Documents · PDF | 7 Aug 2023 | View |
| PLANNING REPORTSupporting Documents · PDF | 7 Aug 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.