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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The Cottage 30 Masters Lane Birling West Malling Kent ME19 5JP
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View council mapNon-Material Amendment to Full Planning Application ref: TM/20/02379/FL (Approved 18th December 2020) to add a condition listing the approved plans on which the application was based
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|---|---|---|
| DELEGATED REPORTDecision · PDF | 15 May 2026 | View |
| DECISION NOTICEDecision · PDF | 15 May 2026 | View |
| PROPOSED ELEVATIONSDrawing · PDF | 8 May 2026 | View |
| BASEMENT PLANDrawing · PDF | 8 May 2026 | View |
| FLOOR PLANSDrawing · PDF | 8 May 2026 | View |
| PROPOSED EAST ELEVATIONDrawing · PDF | 8 May 2026 | View |
| PROPOSED NORTH ELEVATIONDrawing · PDF | 8 May 2026 | View |
| PDR CALCSDrawing · PDF | 8 May 2026 | View |
| PROPOSED GATESDrawing · PDF | 8 May 2026 | View |
| PERSPECTIVESDrawing · PDF | 8 May 2026 | View |
| ROOF PLANDrawing · PDF | 8 May 2026 | View |
| SITE PLANDrawing · PDF | 8 May 2026 | View |
| ELEVATIONSDrawing · PDF | 8 May 2026 | View |
| EXISTING PLANS & ELEVATIONSDrawing · PDF | 8 May 2026 | View |
| EXISTING ELEVATIONSDrawing · PDF | 8 May 2026 | View |
| EXISTING PLANSDrawing · PDF | 8 May 2026 | View |
| SITE IMAGESDrawing · PDF | 8 May 2026 | View |
| BLOCK PLANDrawing · PDF | 8 May 2026 | View |
| COVER LETTERCorrespondence with applicant/agent · PDF | 8 May 2026 | View |
| SITE LOCATION PLANSite Location Plan · PDF | 8 May 2026 | View |
| PROPOSED SOUTH ELEVATIONDrawing · PDF | 8 May 2026 | View |
| EXISTING PLANSDrawing · PDF | 8 May 2026 | View |
| SITE IMAGESDrawing · PDF | 8 May 2026 | View |
| BASEMENT PLAN REV. ADrawing Superseded · PDF | 5 May 2026 | View |
| PROPOSED NORTH ELEVATIONDrawing Superseded · PDF | 20 Apr 2026 | View |
| PROPOSED ROOF PLANDrawing Superseded · PDF | 20 Apr 2026 | View |
| PROPOSED SITE PLANDrawing Superseded · PDF | 20 Apr 2026 | View |
| BLOCK PLANDrawing Superseded · PDF | 20 Apr 2026 | View |
| PROPOSED SOUTH ELEVATIONDrawing Superseded · PDF | 20 Apr 2026 | View |
| PROPOSED NORTH ELEVATIONDrawing Superseded · PDF | 20 Apr 2026 | View |
| EXISTING PLANSDrawing Superseded · PDF | 20 Apr 2026 | View |
| EXISTING PLANS AND ELEVATIONSDrawing Superseded · PDF | 20 Apr 2026 | View |
| EXISTING ELEVATIONSDrawing Superseded · PDF | 20 Apr 2026 | View |
| EXISTING PLANSDrawing Superseded · PDF | 20 Apr 2026 | View |
| PROPOSED WEST ELEVATIONDrawing Superseded · PDF | 20 Apr 2026 | View |
| EXISTING PHOTOGRAPHSDrawing Superseded · PDF | 20 Apr 2026 | View |
| PROPOSED EAST ELEVATIONDrawing Superseded · PDF | 20 Apr 2026 | View |
| EXISTING PHOTOGRAPHSDrawing Superseded · PDF | 20 Apr 2026 | View |
| LOCATION PLANDrawing Superseded · PDF | 20 Apr 2026 | View |
| PROPOSED FLOOR PLANSDrawing Superseded · PDF | 20 Apr 2026 | View |
| AMENDMENT COVER LETTERDocument Superseded · PDF | 20 Apr 2026 | View |
| WEST_ELEVATIONDrawing Superseded · PDF | 13 Apr 2026 | View |
| BASEMENT PLANDrawing Superseded · PDF | 13 Apr 2026 | View |
| PERSPECTIVE VIEWSDrawing Superseded · PDF | 13 Apr 2026 | View |
| PROPOSED ROOF_PLANDrawing Superseded · PDF | 13 Apr 2026 | View |
| BLOCK PLANDrawing Superseded · PDF | 13 Apr 2026 | View |
| SOUTH_ELEVATIONDrawing Superseded · PDF | 13 Apr 2026 | View |
| EAST_ELEVATIONDrawing Superseded · PDF | 13 Apr 2026 | View |
| GROUND_AND_FIRST_FLOOR_PLANDrawing Superseded · PDF | 13 Apr 2026 | View |
| PROPOSED SITE PLANDrawing Superseded · PDF | 13 Apr 2026 | View |
| APPLICATIONFORMREDACTEDApplication Form · PDF | 23 Jan 2026 | View |
| LOCATION PLANDrawing Superseded · PDF | 23 Jan 2026 | View |
| BLOCK_PLANDrawing Superseded · PDF | 23 Jan 2026 | View |
| NORTH ELEVATIONDrawing Superseded · PDF | 23 Jan 2026 | View |
| PROPOSED SITE PLANDrawing Superseded · PDF | 23 Jan 2026 | View |
| PROPOSED ROOF_PLANDrawing Superseded · PDF | 23 Jan 2026 | View |
| PERSPECTIVE VIEWSDrawing Superseded · PDF | 23 Jan 2026 | View |
| BASEMENT PLANDrawing Superseded · PDF | 23 Jan 2026 | View |
| EAST_ELEVATIONDrawing Superseded · PDF | 23 Jan 2026 | View |
| SOUTH_ELEVATIONDrawing Superseded · PDF | 23 Jan 2026 | View |
| WEST_ELEVATIONDrawing Superseded · PDF | 23 Jan 2026 | View |
| DAS 2020Report · PDF | 22 Oct 2020 | View |
| PRA AND BAT SURVEYReport · PDF | 13 Jul 2020 | View |
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