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 Black House Lower Rainham Road Rainham Gillingham Medway ME7 2XH
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Council sourceApplication for a Lawful Development Certificate (proposed) for change of use of the ground floor outbuilding to a hairdressers together with installation of a wooded gate and vehicular crossover - remove part of the boundary hedge
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View council map| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| ELEVATIONSDrawings · PDF | 18 Nov 2024 | View |
| EXISTING AND PROPOSED FLOOR PLANSDrawings · PDF | 18 Nov 2024 | View |
| REDACTEDApplication Form · PDF | 5 Nov 2024 | View |
| SITE PLANDrawings · PDF | 5 Nov 2024 | View |
| PHOTOGRAPHDrawings | 5 Nov 2024 | View |
| PHOTGRAPHDrawings | 5 Nov 2024 | View |
| EXISTING GARDEN AND PROPOSED CAR PARKINGDrawings · PDF | 5 Nov 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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications.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.