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
Groundsmans Cottage 101 St Leonards Street West Malling Kent ME19 6PE
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Groundsmans Cottage 101 St Leonards Street West Malling Kent ME19 6PE
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View council mapNon-Material Amendment to planning permission 23/01665/FL (replacement garage and external alterations) changes to external appearance of garage
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Sign in to view collected details| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| DECISION NOTICEDecision · PDF | 20 May 2026 | View |
| DELEGATED REPORTDecision · PDF | 20 May 2026 | View |
| IMG_0514 PREFERRED / PROPOSED MOCK UP WITH IMPROVED GARAGE VIEW RETAINING BRICKWDrawing | 8 Apr 2026 | View |
| APPLICATIONFORMREDACTEDApplication Form · PDF | 8 Apr 2026 | View |
| IMG_0511 PHOTO OF EXISTING DILAPIDATED STRUCTUREDrawing | 8 Apr 2026 | View |
| IMG_0512 MOCK UP OF PROPOSED STRUCTURE AS PER EXISTING APPROVALDrawing | 8 Apr 2026 | View |
| IMG_0513 MOCK UP OF STRUCTURE WITHOUT BLACK CLADDING APPLIED TO BRICKWORK BUT WIDrawing | 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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications.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.