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
8 Cottenham Close East Malling West Malling Kent ME19 6BZ
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Council sourceErection of a chalet bungalow to the rear of 8 Cottenham Close (Self/custom build)
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View council map| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| DELEGATED REPORTDecision · PDF | 12 Aug 2026 | View |
| DecisionDecision · PDF | 12 Aug 2026 | View |
| FINAL UNILATERAL UNDERTAKINGOther · PDF | 6 Aug 2026 | View |
| UNILATERAL UNDERTAKINGOther · PDF | 27 Jul 2026 | View |
| EM&L PARISH COUNCILConsultee Response · PDF | 27 Apr 2026 | View |
| PROPOSED PLANS, ELEVATIONS & SECTIONDrawing · PDF | 10 Mar 2026 | View |
| PROPOSED SITE & LOCATION PLANDrawing · PDF | 10 Mar 2026 | View |
| Public Rights of WayConsultee Response · PDF | 21 Aug 2025 | View |
| 02 Proposed site and block plans (Revised)Other · PDF | 16 Jul 2025 | View |
| East Malling and Larkfield Parish CouncilOther · PDF | 3 Mar 2025 | View |
| Press NoticeOther · PDF | 6 Feb 2025 | View |
| Environmental Health ProtectionOther · PDF | 6 Feb 2025 | View |
| West Kent PROWOther · PDF | 6 Feb 2025 | View |
| Site NoticeOther · PDF | 5 Feb 2025 | View |
| Application form- No personal dataApplication Form · PDF | 27 Jan 2025 | View |
| 01 Existing plans and elevationsDrawing · PDF | 16 Jan 2025 | View |
| Design and access statementReport · PDF | 16 Jan 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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications.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.