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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St Marys Abbey 52 Swan Street West Malling Kent ME19 6JX
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St Marys Abbey 52 Swan Street West Malling Kent ME19 6JX
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View council mapMinor amendments to the current facilities, to include a fitted kitchen, sanitary facilities, and revisions/additions to joinery as well as an external seating area to enable visitors to be accommodated for medium period stays for study and retreat purposes. Associated connection to and extension of mechanical and electrical services
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Sign in to view collected details| Document | Published | Action |
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| WEST MALLING PARISH COUNCILConsultee Response · PDF | 13 Feb 2026 | View |
| PRESS NOTICEOther · PDF | 29 Jan 2026 | View |
| APPLICATIONFORMREDACTEDApplication Form · PDF | 23 Dec 2025 | View |
| LOCATIONPLANSite Location Plan · PDF | 23 Dec 2025 | View |
| GROUND_FLOOR_PLAN_EXISTINGDrawing · PDF | 23 Dec 2025 | View |
| LOCATION_PLANSDrawing · PDF | 23 Dec 2025 | View |
| GROUND_FLOOR_PLAN_PROPOSEDDrawing · PDF | 23 Dec 2025 | View |
| FIRST_FLOOR_PLAN_EXISTINGDrawing · PDF | 23 Dec 2025 | View |
| FIRST_FLOOR_PLAN_PROPOSEDDrawing · PDF | 23 Dec 2025 | View |
| EAST AND WEST_ELEVATIONS_EXISTING-PROPOSEDDrawing · PDF | 23 Dec 2025 | View |
| NORTH ELEVATION_EXISTING-PROPOSEDDrawing · PDF | 23 Dec 2025 | View |
| AREA_A_FITTED KITCHEN_PROPOSEDDrawing · PDF | 23 Dec 2025 | View |
| AREA_B_DOOR_SCREEN_DETAIL-PROPOSEDDrawing · PDF | 23 Dec 2025 | View |
| AREAS_B_C_SANITARY_FACILITIES_PROPOSEDDrawing · PDF | 23 Dec 2025 | View |
| AREAS_D_I_CORRIDOR_PARTITIONS_PROPOSEDDrawing · PDF | 23 Dec 2025 | View |
| AREA_J_ROOF_SEATING_AREA_PROPOSEDDrawing · PDF | 23 Dec 2025 | View |
| AREA_L_M_GLAZED_SCREEN_DETAIL_PROPOSEDDrawing · PDF | 23 Dec 2025 | View |
| DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENTOther · PDF | 23 Dec 2025 | View |
| HERITAGE_STATEMENTReport · PDF | 23 Dec 2025 | View |
| SPECIFICATION OF WORKSPhoto · PDF | 23 Dec 2025 | View |
| SPECIFICATION OF WORKS SCHEDULEOther · PDF | 23 Dec 2025 | View |
| OFFICER REPORTDecision · PDF | 1 Jan 1900 | View |
| DECISION NOTICEDecision · PDF | 1 Jan 1900 | 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.