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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8A Luton Road Luton Chatham Medway ME4 5AA
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8A Luton Road Luton Chatham Medway ME4 5AA
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View council mapChange the use of the property status E Commercial to F1(f) incorporating use of the lower floor hall 1 to food bank charity outlet reception and storage area. Ground floor to remain the main entrance to the property and to serve as distribution area for the food bank distributions.
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Sign in to view collected details| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Case Officer ReportCase Officer Report | 30 Nov 2023 | View |
| FULL APPROVAL WITH CONDITIONSDecision Notice · PDF | 30 Nov 2023 | View |
| SITE NOTICESupporting Documents | 5 Oct 2023 | View |
| APPLICATIONFORMREDACTEDApplication Form · PDF | 22 Sept 2023 | View |
| EXISTING BLOCK/SITE LAYOUT PLAN -INCLUDING FURTHER SITE LOCATION PLAN)Drawings · PDF | 22 Sept 2023 | View |
| EXISTING LOWER LEVELDrawings · PDF | 22 Sept 2023 | View |
| EXISTING GROUND FLOORDrawings · PDF | 22 Sept 2023 | View |
| EXUSTING UPPER LEVEL FLOOR PLANDrawings · PDF | 22 Sept 2023 | View |
| EXISTING ROOF LEVEL PLANDrawings · PDF | 22 Sept 2023 | View |
| EXISTING BUILDING SECTION S-01 PLANDrawings · PDF | 22 Sept 2023 | View |
| EXISTING BUILDING SECTION S-02 PLANDrawings · PDF | 22 Sept 2023 | View |
| PROPOSED SECTION S-01Drawings · PDF | 22 Sept 2023 | View |
| EXISTING NORTH ELEVATION PLANDrawings · PDF | 22 Sept 2023 | View |
| EXISITNG EAST ELEVATION PLANDrawings · PDF | 22 Sept 2023 | View |
| EXISTING SOUTH ELEVATION PLANDrawings · PDF | 22 Sept 2023 | View |
| EXISTING WEST ELEVATION PLANDrawings · PDF | 22 Sept 2023 | View |
| SITE LOCATION AND PROPOSED BLOCK PLANDrawings · PDF | 22 Sept 2023 | View |
| PROPOSED GROUND LEVELDrawings · PDF | 22 Sept 2023 | View |
| PROPOSED UPPER LEVELDrawings · PDF | 22 Sept 2023 | View |
| PROPOSED BUILDING SECTION S-01Drawings · PDF | 22 Sept 2023 | View |
| PROPOSED BUILDING SECTION S-02Drawings · PDF | 22 Sept 2023 | View |
| PROPOSED SECTION S-03Drawings · PDF | 22 Sept 2023 | View |
| PRESPECTIVE 3D VIEWDrawings · PDF | 22 Sept 2023 | View |
| PROPOSED FLOOR PLANSDrawings · PDF | 6 Sept 2023 | View |
| SITE LOCATION PLANDrawings · PDF | 6 Sept 2023 | View |
| DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENTSupporting Documents | 6 Sept 2023 | View |
| FLOOD RISK ASSESSMENT REPORT 1Supporting Documents · PDF | 6 Sept 2023 | View |
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Council sourceA published target or deadline. It does not confirm an outcome.
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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.