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
Former Ryarsh Place Farm Birling Road Ryarsh West Malling Kent
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Former Ryarsh Place Farm Birling Road Ryarsh West Malling Kent
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View council mapOutline Application: all matters reserved except for access, layout and scale for the demolition of an existing range of modern agricultural buildings and the redevelopment of site with five dwellings (one single storey and four chalet style dwellings) together with associated car ports, hardstandings for car parking and turning, landscaping works and the conversion of an existing former stable building into an ancillary domestic outbuilding works. (amended description)
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Sign in to view collected details| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| DELEGATED REPORTDecision · PDF | 7 May 2026 | View |
| DECISION NOTICEDecision · PDF | 7 May 2026 | View |
| S106Decision · PDF | 28 Apr 2026 | View |
| OBJECTION COMMENTObjection Comment · PDF | 13 Apr 2026 | View |
| NEIGHBOUR COMMENT (OBJECTION) SUBMITTED ONLINEObjection Comment · PDF | 10 Apr 2026 | View |
| S106 AGREEMENTDecision · PDF | 30 Mar 2026 | View |
| DRAFT SECTION 106 AGREEMENTOther · PDF | 27 Mar 2026 | View |
| Intersted party commentOther · PDF | 4 Dec 2025 | View |
| P13 Proposed site layout - with rooflight added plot 3Other · PDF | 20 Nov 2025 | View |
| FP P3 Plot 3 updated to include rooflightsOther · PDF | 20 Nov 2025 | View |
| P14 Site Plan over topo amendedOther · PDF | 20 Nov 2025 | View |
| KCC Ecological Advice Service commentsConsultee Response · PDF | 16 Sept 2025 | View |
| Amended Open Space contributionsConsultee Response · PDF | 15 Sept 2025 | View |
| The Environment AgencyConsultee Response · PDF | 11 Sept 2025 | View |
| ObjectionOther · PDF | 9 Sept 2025 | View |
| Ryarsh Parish CouncilConsultee Response · PDF | 8 Sept 2025 | View |
| Unilateral Undertaking S106Decision · PDF | 8 Sept 2025 | View |
| Waste ServicesConsultee Response · PDF | 5 Sept 2025 | View |
| P13 Proposed Site LayoutOther · PDF | 2 Sept 2025 | View |
| P14 Site Plan over TopoOther · PDF | 2 Sept 2025 | View |
| FP P3 Plot 3 LayoutOther · PDF | 2 Sept 2025 | View |
| FP P1 Plot 1 LayoutDrawing Revised · PDF | 2 Sept 2025 | View |
| FP P4 Plot 4 LayoutDrawing Revised · PDF | 2 Sept 2025 | View |
| FP P5 Plot 5 LayoutDrawing Revised · PDF | 2 Sept 2025 | View |
| FP P2 Plot 2 LayoutOther · PDF | 2 Sept 2025 | View |
| P.11 Comparison PlanOther · PDF | 2 Sept 2025 | View |
| P.12 Flood Map PlanOther · PDF | 2 Sept 2025 | View |
| Cover letterOther · PDF | 2 Sept 2025 | View |
| Objection commentOther · PDF | 7 Aug 2025 | View |
| Ecology response - first responseConsultee Response · PDF | 25 Jul 2025 | View |
| KCC ecology - Second responseConsultee Response · PDF | 22 Jul 2025 | View |
| Parish CouncilOther · PDF | 3 Jul 2025 | View |
| Leisure ServicesOther · PDF | 13 Jun 2025 | View |
| Agent response letterOther · PDF | 6 May 2025 | View |
| Interested party commentOther · PDF | 22 Apr 2025 | View |
| Interested party commentOther · PDF | 17 Apr 2025 | View |
| KCC Heritage Conservation commentsConsultee Response · PDF | 17 Apr 2025 | View |
| Parish CouncilOther · PDF | 16 Apr 2025 | View |
| ObjectionOther · PDF | 14 Apr 2025 | View |
| The Environment AgencyOther · PDF | 14 Apr 2025 | View |
| ObjectionOther · PDF | 14 Apr 2025 | View |
| ObjectionOther · PDF | 14 Apr 2025 | View |
| Site NoticeOther · PDF | 4 Apr 2025 | View |
| Press NoticeOther · PDF | 3 Apr 2025 | View |
| Waste ServicesOther · PDF | 28 Mar 2025 | View |
| Preliminary Ecological AppraisalReport · PDF | 26 Mar 2025 | View |
| Cover letterOther · PDF | 26 Mar 2025 | View |
| Bat surveyReport · PDF | 24 Mar 2025 | View |
| Biodiversity metricReport | 24 Mar 2025 | View |
| Site levels plan-Existing 1 of 2Drawing · PDF | 24 Mar 2025 | View |
| Site levels plan-Existing 2 of 2Drawing · PDF | 24 Mar 2025 | View |
| Biodiversity Net Gain Feasibility AssessmentReport · PDF | 21 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.