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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Alexander House 205-207 Kings Road Reading RG1 4LS
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Council sourceDemolition of existing office building and construction of new 182 bed student accommodation development, over 7 storeys of accommodationplus lower ground floor, together with ancillary landscaping, parking and amenity space.
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| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Supporting DocumentsSupporting Documents · PDF | 30 Jan 2019 | View |
| Existing Block PlanExisting Block Plan · PDF | 30 Jan 2019 | View |
| Planning statementPlanning statement · PDF | 30 Jan 2019 | View |
| Supporting DocumentsSupporting Documents · PDF | 30 Jan 2019 | View |
| Supporting DocumentsSupporting Documents · PDF | 30 Jan 2019 | View |
| Supporting DocumentsSupporting Documents · PDF | 30 Jan 2019 | View |
| Supporting DocumentsSupporting Documents · PDF | 30 Jan 2019 | View |
| Supporting DocumentsSupporting Documents · PDF | 30 Jan 2019 | View |
| Location planLocation plan · PDF | 30 Jan 2019 | View |
| Supporting DocumentsSupporting Documents · PDF | 30 Jan 2019 | View |
| Existing PlansExisting Plans · PDF | 30 Jan 2019 | View |
| Supporting DocumentsSupporting Documents · PDF | 30 Jan 2019 | View |
| Supporting DocumentsSupporting Documents · PDF | 30 Jan 2019 | View |
| Supporting DocumentsSupporting Documents · PDF | 30 Jan 2019 | View |
| Supporting DocumentsSupporting Documents · PDF | 30 Jan 2019 | View |
| Existing PlansExisting Plans · PDF | 30 Jan 2019 | View |
| Supporting DocumentsSupporting Documents · PDF | 30 Jan 2019 | View |
| Supporting DocumentsSupporting Documents · PDF | 30 Jan 2019 | View |
| Supporting DocumentsSupporting Documents · PDF | 30 Jan 2019 | View |
| Supporting DocumentsSupporting Documents · PDF | 27 Mar 2019 | View |
| Supporting DocumentsSupporting Documents · PDF | 30 Jan 2019 | View |
| Supporting DocumentsSupporting Documents · PDF | 30 Jan 2019 | View |
| Supporting DocumentsSupporting Documents · PDF | 30 Jan 2019 | View |
| StatementStatement · PDF | 30 Jan 2019 | View |
| Supporting DocumentsSupporting Documents · PDF | 30 Jan 2019 | View |
| Decision NoticeDecision Notice · PDF | 19 Jul 2019 | View |
| Supporting DocumentsSupporting Documents · PDF | 30 Jan 2019 | View |
| StatementStatement · PDF | 30 Jan 2019 | View |
| Supporting DocumentsSupporting Documents · PDF | 30 Jan 2019 | View |
| Supporting DocumentsSupporting Documents · PDF | 30 Jan 2019 | 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.