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.
Application overview
Change of use from Class C3 (6 no. bedroom residential dwellinghouse) to Class C4 (house in multiple occupation for up to 6 no. people)
Proposal details
- Reference
- 26/002717/CLP
- Development type
- Cert of Lawfulness (Proposed) (CLP)
- Ward
- Hargate & Hempsted
- Parish
- Hampton Hargate and Vale CP
- Agent
- Taylor
- UPRN
- 10008057913
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| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Application FormDCAPFORM | 3 Aug 2026 | View |
| Planning StatementDCSUPDOC | 3 Aug 2026 | View |
| Location and Existing and Proposed Floor and Elevation Plans - PL01ADCPLANS | 6 Aug 2026 | View |
| Decision NoticeDCDEC | 18 Sept 2026 | View |
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Application timeline
Council milestones and published deadlines. A deadline passing does not confirm a decision.
Decision due date
Past published deadlineA published target or deadline. It does not confirm an outcome.
Council sourceDecision expiry date
Published deadlineA published target or deadline. It does not confirm an outcome.
Council source
Decision & conditions
Decision NoticePlanning conditions
- Having considered the submitted information, it is considered that the proposed development would not result in a material change of use of the property under Section 55 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 and would therefore not require planning permission. In accordacne with Section 55 (2) of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990, the change of use of land or buildings where the before and after use falls within the same use class does not amout to development. Planning permission is therefore not required for the proposed change of use.
