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
East Malling Research Station New Road East Malling West Malling Kent
East Malling Research Station New Road East Malling West Malling Kent
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View council mapErection of office/lab building and extension of car park with associated access & landscaping
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|---|---|---|
| KCC EASConsultee Response · PDF | 20 Aug 2026 | View |
| BIODIVERSITY NET GAIN REPORTReport · PDF | 3 Aug 2026 | View |
| BNG METRICOther | 3 Aug 2026 | View |
| KCC HERITAGE CONSERVATIONConsultee Response · PDF | 1 Jul 2026 | View |
| KCC HHIGHWAYSConsultee Response · PDF | 23 Jun 2026 | View |
| DITTON PARISH COUNCILConsultee Response · PDF | 8 Jun 2026 | View |
| KCC SUDSConsultee Response · PDF | 4 Jun 2026 | View |
| EM&L PARISH COUNCILConsultee Response · PDF | 3 Jun 2026 | View |
| WEST KENT PROWConsultee Response · PDF | 1 Jun 2026 | View |
| SOUTH EAST WATERConsultee Response · PDF | 27 May 2026 | View |
| TRANSPORT STATEMENTReport · PDF | 26 May 2026 | View |
| KCC HIGHWAYSConsultee Response · PDF | 22 May 2026 | View |
| SOUTHERN WATERConsultee Response · PDF | 21 May 2026 | View |
| ENVIRONMENT AGENCYConsultee Response · PDF | 20 May 2026 | View |
| BNG METRICOther | 14 May 2026 | View |
| BNG MYCELIA VALIDATION RESULTSOther | 14 May 2026 | View |
| APPLICATIONFORMREDACTEDApplication Form · PDF | 8 Apr 2026 | View |
| LANDSCAPE AND VISUAL TECHNICAL NOTE JANUARY 2026Other · PDF | 8 Apr 2026 | View |
| ABORICULTURAL IMPACT ASSESSMENTReport · PDF | 8 Apr 2026 | View |
| LIGHTINGReport · PDF | 8 Apr 2026 | View |
| LIGHTING STRATEGYOther · PDF | 8 Apr 2026 | View |
| BIO-DIVERSITY NET GAIN REPORTReport · PDF | 8 Apr 2026 | View |
| ECOLOGICAL IMPACT ASSESSMENTOther · PDF | 8 Apr 2026 | View |
| ARCHAEOLOGICAL DESK BASED ASSESSMENTOther · PDF | 8 Apr 2026 | View |
| ARCHAEOLOGICAL DESK BASED ASSESSMENTOther · PDF | 8 Apr 2026 | View |
| FLOOD RISK ASSESSMENT SWDS_PART1Report · PDF | 8 Apr 2026 | View |
| FLOOD RISK ASSESSMENT SWDS_PART2Report · PDF | 8 Apr 2026 | View |
| FLOOD RISK ASSESSEMENT SWDS_PART3Report · PDF | 8 Apr 2026 | View |
| DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENTOther · PDF | 8 Apr 2026 | View |
| PROPOSED SITE PLANDrawing · PDF | 8 Apr 2026 | View |
| EXISTING SITE PLANDrawing · PDF | 8 Apr 2026 | View |
| SITE LOCATION PLANSite Location Plan · PDF | 8 Apr 2026 | View |
| PROPOSED SITE PLANDrawing · PDF | 8 Apr 2026 | View |
| PROPOSED ELEVATIONSDrawing · PDF | 8 Apr 2026 | View |
| PROPOSED ROOF PLANDrawing · PDF | 8 Apr 2026 | View |
| PROPOSED ANALYTICAL SITE PLANDrawing · PDF | 8 Apr 2026 | View |
| PROPOSED FLOOR PLANSDrawing · PDF | 8 Apr 2026 | View |
| HPC1607 PLANNING STATEMENT FINALOther · PDF | 8 Apr 2026 | 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.