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
20 Benson Road Grays Essex RM17 6DL
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20 Benson Road Grays Essex RM17 6DL
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View council mapChange of use from single residential dwelling (C3) to 6 bedroom HMO (C4) and extension of the existing outbuilding to create a communal garden room.
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Sign in to view collected details| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| DECISION NOTICEDecision Notice · PDF | 24 Jun 2026 | View |
| DELEGATED REPORTDelegated Report · PDF | 24 Jun 2026 | View |
| SITE PLANCurrent Plan · PDF | 19 Jun 2026 | View |
| EXISTING AND PROPOSED GROUND FLOOR PLANCurrent Plan · PDF | 19 Jun 2026 | View |
| EXISTING AND PROPOSED 3D VIEWSCurrent Plan · PDF | 19 Jun 2026 | View |
| PROPOSED SECTIONSCurrent Plan · PDF | 19 Jun 2026 | View |
| EXISTING AND PROPOSED RIGHT ELEVATIONCurrent Plan · PDF | 19 Jun 2026 | View |
| EXISTING AND PROPOSED LEFT ELEVATIONCurrent Plan · PDF | 19 Jun 2026 | View |
| EXISTING AND PROPOSED ELEVATIONSCurrent Plan · PDF | 19 Jun 2026 | View |
| EXISTING AND PROPOSED ROOFCurrent Plan · PDF | 19 Jun 2026 | View |
| EXISTING AND PROPOSED LOFTCurrent Plan · PDF | 19 Jun 2026 | View |
| EXISTING AND PROPOSED FIRST FLOOR PLANCurrent Plan · PDF | 19 Jun 2026 | View |
| LOCATION PLANCurrent Plan · PDF | 15 Jun 2026 | View |
| ADDITIONAL PHOTO 1 OF 2Photo | 13 May 2026 | View |
| ADDITIONAL PHOTO 2 OF 2Photo | 13 May 2026 | View |
| APPLICATION FORMApplication Form · PDF | 12 May 2026 | View |
| SITE PLANSuperseded Plan · PDF | 12 May 2026 | View |
| EXISTING AND PROPOSED GROUND FLOORSuperseded Plan · PDF | 12 May 2026 | View |
| EXISTING AND PROPOSED FIRST FLOORSuperseded Plan · PDF | 12 May 2026 | View |
| EXISTING AND PROPOSED LOFTSuperseded Plan · PDF | 12 May 2026 | View |
| EXISTING AND PROPOSED ROOFSuperseded Plan · PDF | 12 May 2026 | View |
| EXISTING AND PROPOSED REAR AND FRONT ELEVATIONSuperseded Plan · PDF | 12 May 2026 | View |
| EXISTING AND PROPOSED LEFT ELEVATIONSuperseded Plan · PDF | 12 May 2026 | View |
| EXISTING AND PROPOSED RIGHT ELEVATIONSuperseded Plan · PDF | 12 May 2026 | View |
| PROPOSED SECTIONSSuperseded Plan · PDF | 12 May 2026 | View |
| EXISTING AND PROPOSED 3D VIEWSSuperseded Plan · PDF | 12 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.