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
Airport Works, Bae Systems Marconi Way Rochester Medway ME1 2XX
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Council sourceReserved matters application for the appearance and landscaping of the new factory building including details for conditions 5 (LEMP), 12 (Surface Water Drainage Scheme), 14 (Infiltration), 18 (Piling) and 21 (Energy Efficiency) pursuant to outline permission MC/22/2990 (as amended by MC/25/0412) (outline application with some matters reserved (appearance and landscaping) for the redevelopment of the land associated with BAE Systems to include the provision of a new factory building, one office building and a new deep storage building, with ancillary car parking areas, alongside associated highways, fencing and access works, provision of new substation, waste storage compound, heat pump/chiller plant, pump house, sprinkler tanks and gate houses following demolition of the existing buildings bar Faraday building which will remain - resubmission of MC/21/2292)Outline planning application was not an environment impact assessment application, and no environmental statement was submitted to the planning authority at that time
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View council map| Document | Published | Action |
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| CASE OFFICER REPORTCase Officer Report | 10 Sept 2025 | View |
| RESERVED MATTERS APPROVALDecision Notice · PDF | 10 Sept 2025 | View |
| PROPOSED ELEVATIONS - NORTH & SOUTHDrawings · PDF | 28 Aug 2025 | View |
| PROPOSED ELEVATIONS - EAST & WESTDrawings · PDF | 28 Aug 2025 | View |
| PROPOSED ELEVATIONS - MAIN ENTRANCEDrawings · PDF | 28 Aug 2025 | View |
| PROPOSED ELEVATIONS - VISITOR ENTRANCEDrawings · PDF | 28 Aug 2025 | View |
| PROPOSED ELEVATIONS - SOUTH-EAST CORNERDrawings · PDF | 28 Aug 2025 | View |
| PROPOSED ELEVATIONS - WEST DELIVERY YARDDrawings · PDF | 28 Aug 2025 | View |
| GENERAL SECTIONSDrawings · PDF | 28 Aug 2025 | View |
| COVERING LETTERSupporting Documents · PDF | 30 Jul 2025 | View |
| LANDSCAPE AND ECOLOGICAL MANAGEMENT PLANSupporting Documents · PDF | 30 Jul 2025 | View |
| DETAIL 01Drawings · PDF | 30 Jul 2025 | View |
| DETAIL 01Drawings · PDF | 30 Jul 2025 | View |
| PLANTING PLANDrawings · PDF | 30 Jul 2025 | View |
| PLANTING PLAN (WITH REVISION CLOUDS)Drawings · PDF | 30 Jul 2025 | View |
| LANDSCAPE GENERAL ARRANGEMENT PLANDrawings · PDF | 30 Jul 2025 | View |
| LANDSCAPE GENERAL ARRANGEMENT PLAN (WITH REVISION CLOUDSDrawings · PDF | 30 Jul 2025 | View |
| PROPOSED ELEVATIONS EAST AND WESTSuperseded · PDF | 30 Jul 2025 | View |
| PROPOSED ELEVATIONS EAST AND WEST (WITH REVISION CLOUDS)Superseded · PDF | 30 Jul 2025 | View |
| PROPOSED SITE AND BLOCK PLANDrawings · PDF | 30 Jul 2025 | View |
| PROPOSED SITE AND BLOCK PLAN WITH REVISION CLOUDSDrawings · PDF | 30 Jul 2025 | View |
| GROUND FLOOR PLANDrawings · PDF | 30 Jul 2025 | View |
| GROUND FLOOR PLAN WITH REVISION CLOUDSDrawings · PDF | 30 Jul 2025 | View |
| PROPOSED DRAINAGE STRATEGY - NEW FACTORY BUILDINGSupporting Documents · PDF | 30 Jul 2025 | View |
| SUPPORTING INFORMATION FOR DRAINAGE STRATEGYSupporting Documents · PDF | 30 Jul 2025 | View |
| SUPPORTING INFORMATION FOR DRAINAGE STRATEGYSupporting Documents · PDF | 30 Jul 2025 | View |
| SUPPORTING INFORMATION FOR DRAINAGE STRATEGYSupporting Documents · PDF | 30 Jul 2025 | View |
| SUPPORTING INFORMATION FOR DRAINAGE STRATEGYSupporting Documents · PDF | 30 Jul 2025 | View |
| SUPPORTING INFORMATION FOR DRAINAGE STRATEGYSupporting Documents · PDF | 30 Jul 2025 | View |
| SUPPORTING INFORMATION FOR DRAINAGE STRATEGYSupporting Documents · PDF | 30 Jul 2025 | View |
| SUPPORTING INFORMATION FOR DRAINAGE STRATEGYSupporting Documents · PDF | 30 Jul 2025 | View |
| SUPPORTING INFORMATION FOR DRAINAGE STRATEGYSupporting Documents · PDF | 30 Jul 2025 | View |
| SUPPORTING INFORMATION FOR DRAINAGE STRATEGYSupporting Documents · PDF | 30 Jul 2025 | View |
| SUPPORTING INFORMATION FOR DRAINAGE STRATEGYSupporting Documents · PDF | 30 Jul 2025 | View |
| SUPPORTING INFORMATION FOR DRAINAGE STRATEGYSupporting Documents · PDF | 30 Jul 2025 | View |
| SUPPORTING INFORMATION FOR DRAINAGE STRATEGYSupporting Documents · PDF | 30 Jul 2025 | View |
| SUPPORTING INFORMATION FOR DRAINAGE STRATEGYSupporting Documents · PDF | 30 Jul 2025 | View |
| DRAINAGE STRATEGY (BACKGROUND)Supporting Documents · PDF | 30 Jul 2025 | View |
| PROPOSED ELEVATIONS - MAIN ENTRANCESuperseded · PDF | 28 May 2025 | View |
| PROPOSED ELEVATIONS - VISITOR ENTRANCESuperseded · PDF | 28 May 2025 | View |
| PROPOSED ELEVATIONS - SOUTH-EAST CORNERSuperseded · PDF | 28 May 2025 | View |
| PROPOSED ELEVATIONS - WEST DELIVERY YARDSuperseded · PDF | 28 May 2025 | View |
| GENERAL SECTIONSSuperseded · PDF | 28 May 2025 | View |
| PROPOSED ELEVATIONS - NORTH & SOUTHSuperseded · PDF | 28 May 2025 | View |
| PROPOSED ELEVATIONS - EAST & WESTSuperseded · PDF | 28 May 2025 | View |
| DETAIL 04Drawings · PDF | 28 May 2025 | View |
| DETAIL 05Drawings · PDF | 28 May 2025 | View |
| DETAIL 06Drawings · PDF | 28 May 2025 | View |
| DETAIL 07Drawings · PDF | 28 May 2025 | View |
| DETAIL 08Drawings · PDF | 28 May 2025 | View |
| LANDSCAPE GENERAL ARRANGEMENT PLANSuperseded · PDF | 28 May 2025 | View |
| PLANTING PLANSuperseded · PDF | 28 May 2025 | View |
| DETAIL 01Superseded · PDF | 28 May 2025 | View |
| DETAIL 02Drawings · PDF | 28 May 2025 | View |
| DETAIL 03Drawings · PDF | 28 May 2025 | View |
| REDACTEDApplication Form · PDF | 22 May 2025 | View |
| EXISTING LOCATION PLANDrawings · PDF | 22 May 2025 | View |
| FIRST FLOOR PLANDrawings · PDF | 22 May 2025 | View |
| ROOF PLANDrawings · PDF | 22 May 2025 | View |
| SITE LOCATION PLANDrawings · PDF | 22 May 2025 | View |
| GROUND FLOOR PLANSuperseded · PDF | 22 May 2025 | View |
| MEZZANINE LEVEL FLOOR PLANDrawings · PDF | 22 May 2025 | View |
| MATERIALS SCHEDULESupporting Documents · PDF | 22 May 2025 | View |
| PLANNING STATEMENTSupporting Documents · PDF | 22 May 2025 | View |
| PREMILNARY ECOLOGICAL REPORTSupporting Documents · PDF | 22 May 2025 | View |
| BIODIVERSITY NET GAIN DESIGN REPORTSupporting Documents · PDF | 22 May 2025 | View |
| LANDSCAPE & ECOLOGICAL MANAGEMENT PLANSuperseded · PDF | 22 May 2025 | View |
| SUSTAINABILITY STRATEGY AND GLINT AND GLARE STUDYSupporting Documents · PDF | 22 May 2025 | View |
| PROPOSED SITE AND BLOCK PLANSuperseded · PDF | 22 May 2025 | View |
| DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT CONTINUEDSupporting Documents · PDF | 22 May 2025 | View |
| DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT CONTINUEDSupporting Documents · PDF | 22 May 2025 | View |
| DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT CONTINUEDSupporting Documents · PDF | 22 May 2025 | View |
| DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT CONTINUEDSupporting Documents · PDF | 22 May 2025 | View |
| DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENTSupporting Documents · PDF | 22 May 2025 | View |
| DRAINAGE STRATEGYSuperseded · PDF | 22 May 2025 | View |
| PROPOSED DRAINAGE STRATEGYSuperseded · PDF | 22 May 2025 | View |
| ENVIROCHECK SUPPORTING INFORMATIONSupporting Documents · PDF | 22 May 2025 | View |
| ENVIROCHECK MAPS OF SITESupporting Documents · PDF | 22 May 2025 | View |
| ENVIROCHECK REPORT INCLUDING GROUND WORK INVESTIGATION REPORTSupporting Documents · PDF | 22 May 2025 | View |
| BAE ROCHESTER AIRPORT - TRIAL PIT ANALYSISSupporting Documents · PDF | 22 May 2025 | View |
| PHOTOGRAPHSDrawings · PDF | 22 May 2025 | View |
| PHOTOGRAPHSDrawings · PDF | 22 May 2025 | View |
| BAE ROCHESTER AIRPORT - TRIAL PIT ANALYSISSupporting Documents · PDF | 22 May 2025 | View |
| BAE ROCHESTER AIRPORT - TRIAL PIT ANALYSISSupporting Documents · PDF | 22 May 2025 | View |
| SURVEY RESULTS WITH REMEDIATION OPTIONS APPRAISAL AND DRAINAGE STRATGEYSupporting Documents · PDF | 22 May 2025 | View |
| BAE ROCHESTER AIRPORT - TRIAL PIT ANALYSISSupporting Documents · PDF | 22 May 2025 | View |
| BAE ROCHESTER AIRPORT - TRIAL PIT ANALYSISSupporting Documents · PDF | 22 May 2025 | View |
| BAE ROCHESTER AIRPORT - TRIAL PIT ANALYSISSupporting Documents · PDF | 22 May 2025 | View |
| PILING RISK ASSESSMENTSupporting Documents · PDF | 22 May 2025 | View |
| BAE ROCHESTER AIRPORT - TRIAL PIT ANALYSISSupporting Documents · PDF | 22 May 2025 | View |
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Read planning drawings, floor plans, elevations and sections. Use labelled diagrams, a drawing comparison table and revision checks to understand a proposal.