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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National Grid Property Holdings Limited Site Grain Road Isle Of Grain Rochester ME3 0AB
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Council sourceDetails pursuant to condition 28 (Decommissioning Plan) on planning permission MC/07/1683 - A full planning application related to the Liquid Natural Gas (LNG) storage, vaporisation and distribution facility, being alterations to development approved within the Northern Zone of planning approval MC/06/1428 comprising the relocation of the approved positions and new related equipment being; two LNG storage tanks, each having a capacity of 190,000 cubic metres; six additional submerged combustion vaporisers; and related infrastructure including (I) pipe racks connecting the new tanks to the existing site racks; (II) unloading line from the closest point to the tanks; (III) external tank pumps; (IV) boil off gas compressors; (V) an impounding basin; (VI) flow meters to monitor volume of natural gas; (VII) power connections for generated power; (VIII) provision of internal site access roads; (IX) 2.5m palisade security fence topped with barbed wire surrounding the new facilities and contiguous with the existing boundary fence; (X) a vent stack; (XI) a compressor shelter; (XII) a holding pond; and (XIII) an SCV circulation water tank
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View council map| Document | Published | Action |
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| Decision NoticeDecision Notice · PDF | 14 Nov 2025 | View |
| REDACTEDApplication Form · PDF | 23 Sept 2025 | View |
| PHASE 3 DECOMMISSIONING PLANSupporting Documents · PDF | 23 Sept 2025 | 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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications.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.