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 London Road Tesco Opposite 40 London Road Rainham Gillingham Medway ME8 6YX
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Council sourcePrior approval under Part 16 Schedule 2 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015 (as amended) for the installation of a telecommunications base station comprising a 20m monopole supporting 6 no. antennas and 2 no. 300mm dishes together with 2 no. ground based cabinets with ancillary development thereto.
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View council map| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| CASE OFFICER REPORTCase Officer Report | 24 May 2024 | View |
| PRIOR APP REFUSED - TELECOMDecision Notice · PDF | 24 May 2024 | View |
| PROPOSED SITE PLAN AND SITE ELEVATIONDrawings · PDF | 26 Mar 2024 | View |
| REDACTEDApplication Form · PDF | 7 Feb 2024 | View |
| 5G SERVICES V9Supporting Documents · PDF | 7 Feb 2024 | View |
| ALLAYING HEALTH CONCERNS REGARDING 5GSupporting Documents · PDF | 7 Feb 2024 | View |
| CORNERSTONE - LOCAL AUTHORITY ENGAGEMENT BROCHURE - SEPT 2020 (002)Supporting Documents · PDF | 7 Feb 2024 | View |
| DCMS MHCLG COLLABORATING FOR DIGITAL CONNECTIVITY LETTERSupporting Documents · PDF | 7 Feb 2024 | View |
| DIGITAL PUBLIC BENEFIT BROCHURE UPDATEDSupporting Documents · PDF | 7 Feb 2024 | View |
| EMF GUIDELINES V20Supporting Documents · PDF | 7 Feb 2024 | View |
| ENGLAND GENERAL BACKGRD INFO FOR TELECOMS DEVSupporting Documents · PDF | 7 Feb 2024 | View |
| GENERAL BACKGROUND INFORMATION FOR TELECOMMUNICATIONS DEVSupporting Documents · PDF | 7 Feb 2024 | View |
| GSMA 5G EMF BRIEFING WEB 05 20Supporting Documents · PDF | 7 Feb 2024 | View |
| HEALTH AND MOBILE PHONE BASE STATIONS DOC V.4Supporting Documents · PDF | 7 Feb 2024 | View |
| HEALTH SUMMARY V20Supporting Documents · PDF | 7 Feb 2024 | View |
| HM GOVERNMENT OFCOM 5G GUIDESupporting Documents · PDF | 7 Feb 2024 | View |
| MATT WARMAN MP LETTER ON 5G BROADBANDSupporting Documents · PDF | 7 Feb 2024 | View |
| MATT WARMAN MP LETTER TO LPA CHIEFS 2021Supporting Documents · PDF | 7 Feb 2024 | View |
| MOBILE UK DIGITAL INCLUSION REPORTSupporting Documents · PDF | 7 Feb 2024 | View |
| MOBILEUK 5G LOCAL AUTHORITY TOOLKITSupporting Documents · PDF | 7 Feb 2024 | View |
| MOBILEUK HEALTH FACT SHEET V1Supporting Documents · PDF | 7 Feb 2024 | View |
| ONLINE-NATION-2022-REPORTSupporting Documents · PDF | 7 Feb 2024 | View |
| PLANNING FOR A BETTER NETWORK V6Supporting Documents · PDF | 7 Feb 2024 | View |
| RADIO PLANNING AND PROPAGATION V6Supporting Documents · PDF | 7 Feb 2024 | View |
| CTIL_306540 APPLICATION PLANSDrawings · PDF | 7 Feb 2024 | View |
| CORNERSTONE ICNIRP DECLARATION WITH CLARIFICATION LETTER V4Supporting Documents · PDF | 7 Feb 2024 | View |
| CORNERSTONE PLANNING DEVELOPERS NOTICE (ENGLAND) V.5 2Supporting Documents · PDF | 7 Feb 2024 | View |
| DEVELOPERS NOTICE LETTER AND PODSupporting Documents · PDF | 7 Feb 2024 | View |
| MERGED PRE APP CON LETTERS AND RESPONSESDrawings · PDF | 7 Feb 2024 | View |
| LETTER OF CORRESPONDENCESupporting Documents · PDF | 7 Feb 2024 | View |
| SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATIONSupporting Documents · PDF | 7 Feb 2024 | 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.