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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Bank House 74 Ryarsh Road Birling West Malling Kent ME19 5JR
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Bank House 74 Ryarsh Road Birling West Malling Kent ME19 5JR
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View council mapListed Building Application: Demolition of one-and-a-half storey outbuilding, replacement with two storey habitable extension with glazed link connecting to main house. Repair and alterations to main house, including but not limited to, thermal upgrades, reinstatement of front porch, replacement front door and installation of 4no. rooflights, and associated works. Alterations to grounds to provide two new parking spaces, involving alterations to retaining walls and removal of 5 trees
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Sign in to view collected details| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Conservation officerOther · PDF | 1 May 2025 | View |
| Historic EnglandOther · PDF | 10 Apr 2025 | View |
| Site NoticeOther · PDF | 4 Apr 2025 | View |
| Press NoticeOther · PDF | 3 Apr 2025 | View |
| PL 03 Existing Site planDrawing · PDF | 20 Mar 2025 | View |
| PL 04 Existing Ground floor planDrawing · PDF | 20 Mar 2025 | View |
| PL 05 Existing first floor planDrawing · PDF | 20 Mar 2025 | View |
| PL 06 Existing Second floor planDrawing · PDF | 20 Mar 2025 | View |
| PL 07 Existing Roof planDrawing · PDF | 20 Mar 2025 | View |
| PL 08 Existing South East and North West elevationsDrawing · PDF | 20 Mar 2025 | View |
| PL 09 Existing North East and South West elevationsDrawing · PDF | 20 Mar 2025 | View |
| PL 10 Existing South East and North West Outbuilding elevationDrawing · PDF | 20 Mar 2025 | View |
| PL 23 Proposed site planDrawing · PDF | 20 Mar 2025 | View |
| PL 24 Proposed ground floor planDrawing · PDF | 20 Mar 2025 | View |
| PL 25 Proposed First floor planDrawing · PDF | 20 Mar 2025 | View |
| PL 26 Proposed seond floor planDrawing · PDF | 20 Mar 2025 | View |
| PL 27 Proposed Roof planDrawing · PDF | 20 Mar 2025 | View |
| PL 28 Proposed South East and North West elevationsDrawing · PDF | 20 Mar 2025 | View |
| PL 29 Proposed North East and South West elevationsDrawing · PDF | 20 Mar 2025 | View |
| PL 30 Proposed South East and North West Extension elevationsDrawing · PDF | 20 Mar 2025 | View |
| Application form redactedOther · PDF | 20 Mar 2025 | View |
| location planDrawing · PDF | 20 Mar 2025 | View |
| Design and access statementReport · PDF | 20 Mar 2025 | View |
| Heritage statementOther · PDF | 20 Mar 2025 | View |
| Bat Precautionary Mitigation strategyOther · PDF | 20 Mar 2025 | View |
| Tree reportDrawing · PDF | 20 Mar 2025 | View |
| Tree Constraints planDrawing · PDF | 20 Mar 2025 | View |
| Tree Protection planDrawing · PDF | 20 Mar 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.