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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First And Second Floor Of 70 And 70A High Street Rochester Medway ME1 1JY
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Council sourceChange of use of the first and second floors into 2 separate flats together with the removal of the external rear metal spiral staircase with platform kept to form a new balcony: existing first floor rear door to be replaced with a glazed door and the removal of 1 roof light and replacement of 3 existing rooflights.
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View council map| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| CASE OFFICER REPORTCase Officer Report | 26 Aug 2026 | View |
| FULL APPROVAL WITH CONDITIONSDecision Notice · PDF | 26 Aug 2026 | View |
| DESIGN PLANNING AND HERITAGE STATEMENTSupporting Documents · PDF | 15 May 2026 | View |
| EXISTING PHOTOGRAPHSSupporting Documents · PDF | 8 May 2026 | View |
| PHOTO SHEETDrawings · PDF | 8 May 2026 | View |
| PROPOSED PLANS AND ELEVATIONSDrawings · PDF | 8 May 2026 | View |
| EXISITNG PLANS AND ELEVATIONSDrawings · PDF | 8 May 2026 | View |
| SITE LOCATION AND BLOCK PLANSDrawings · PDF | 8 May 2026 | View |
| COVER LETTERSupporting Documents · PDF | 8 May 2026 | View |
| Application FormApplication Form · PDF | 8 May 2026 | 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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications.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.