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
Sevenoaks School High Street Sevenoaks Kent TN13 1HU
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Sevenoaks School High Street Sevenoaks Kent TN13 1HU
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View council mapInternal alteration to facilitate conversion into 18 en-suite bedrooms and opening up of external walls to facilitate new extensions of Hoopers House and workshop. Alteration to fenestration to hoopers house. Internal reconfiguration and the creation of new openings of 18a with link to no.16. Removal and re-routing of existing staircases and installation of new staircase within no 18-24. Formation of opening to connect basements in no. 20-24. Internal alterations including reinstatement of partition wall. Installation of new bathrooms and alteration of ceilings within Nos. 18-24. Installation of new platform lifts. Alteration to fenestration to nos 18-24. Installation of new partitions within nos. 14 & 16.
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| OFFICER REPORTDecision · PDF | 10 Aug 2026 | View |
| GRANT - LISTED BUILDING CONSENTDecision · PDF | 10 Aug 2026 | View |
| PHASE 2 ELEVATION 13 14 AS PROPOSEDDrawing - Amended · PDF | 13 Jul 2026 | View |
| COMBINED DRAWINGS PART 2Drawing · PDF | 13 Jul 2026 | View |
| FIRST FLOOR PLAN AS PROPOSEDDrawing - Amended · PDF | 13 Jul 2026 | View |
| PHASE 2 SECTION GG HH AS PROPOSED.Drawing - Amended · PDF | 13 Jul 2026 | View |
| PHASE 2 SECTION LL MM AS PROPOSEDDrawing - Amended · PDF | 13 Jul 2026 | View |
| PHASE 3 SECOND FLOOR PLAN AS PROPOSEDDrawing - Amended · PDF | 13 Jul 2026 | View |
| PHASE 3 ROOF PLAN AS PROPOSEDDrawing - Amended · PDF | 13 Jul 2026 | View |
| PHASE 3 ELEVATION 15 AS PROPOSEDDrawing - Amended · PDF | 13 Jul 2026 | View |
| PHASE 2 ROOF PLAN AS PROPOSEDDrawing - Amended · PDF | 13 Jul 2026 | View |
| ELEVATION 09 10 AS PROPOSEDDrawing - Amended · PDF | 13 Jul 2026 | View |
| PHASE 3 FIRST FLOOR PLAN AS PROPOSEDDrawing - Amended · PDF | 13 Jul 2026 | View |
| COMBINED DRAWINGS PART 1Drawing · PDF | 9 Jan 2026 | View |
| DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT PART 1Design And Access Statement · PDF | 9 Jan 2026 | View |
| DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT PART 2Design And Access Statement · PDF | 9 Jan 2026 | View |
| DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT PART 5Design And Access Statement · PDF | 9 Jan 2026 | View |
| DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT PART 4Design And Access Statement · PDF | 9 Jan 2026 | View |
| DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT PART 3Design And Access Statement · PDF | 9 Jan 2026 | View |
| APPLICATION FORM - WITHOUT PERSONAL DATAApplication Form · PDF | 11 Nov 2025 | View |
| HERITAGE STATEMENT - PART 1Application Details · PDF | 11 Nov 2025 | View |
| HERITAGE STATEMENT - PART 3Application Details · PDF | 11 Nov 2025 | View |
| HERITAGE STATEMENT - PART 2Application Details · PDF | 11 Nov 2025 | View |
| ARBORICULTURAL IMPACT ASSESSMENTApplication Details · PDF | 11 Nov 2025 | View |
| EXTERNAL LIGHTING STRATEGYApplication Details · PDF | 11 Nov 2025 | View |
| NOISE IMPACT ASSESSMENTApplication Details · PDF | 11 Nov 2025 | View |
| PLANNING STATEMENTApplication Details · PDF | 11 Nov 2025 | View |
| PRELIMINARY ECOLOGICAL APPRAISALApplication Details · PDF | 11 Nov 2025 | View |
| STRUCTURAL ENGINEERS REPORTApplication Details · PDF | 11 Nov 2025 | View |
| STRUCTURAL SURVEYApplication Details · PDF | 11 Nov 2025 | View |
| SUSTAINABILITY & ENERGY STATEMENTApplication Details · PDF | 11 Nov 2025 | View |
| UTILITIES STATEMENTApplication Details · PDF | 11 Nov 2025 | View |
| BAT SCOPING REPORTApplication Details · PDF | 11 Nov 2025 | View |
| BAT EMERGENCE SURVEY REPORTApplication Details · PDF | 11 Nov 2025 | View |
| FLOOD RISK ASSESSMENT & DRAINAGE STRATEGYApplication Details · PDF | 11 Nov 2025 | View |
| BIODIVERSITY METRIC CALCULATION TOOLBNG | 11 Nov 2025 | View |
| CONSERVATION METHOD STATEMENTApplication Details · PDF | 11 Nov 2025 | View |
| BIODIVERSITY IMPACT CALCULATIONApplication Details · PDF | 11 Nov 2025 | View |
| CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT PLANApplication Details · PDF | 11 Nov 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.