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
The Old Vicarage 126 High Street West Malling Kent ME19 6NE
The Old Vicarage 126 High Street West Malling Kent ME19 6NE
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View council mapListed building application: Demolish existing conservatory and part side walls of later additions to form New Orangery including Conversion of existing garage to Artists studio
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Sign in to view collected details| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| DecisionDecision · PDF | 30 Jul 2026 | View |
| DELEGATED REPORTDecision · PDF | 30 Jul 2026 | View |
| DECISION NOTICEDecision · PDF | 30 Jul 2026 | View |
| CONSERVATION OFFICERConsultee Response · PDF | 27 Jul 2026 | View |
| WEST MALLING PARISH COUNCILConsultee Response · PDF | 7 Jul 2026 | View |
| HISTORIC ENGLANDConsultee Response · PDF | 30 Jun 2026 | View |
| PROPOSED ORANGERY PLANSDrawing · PDF | 4 Jun 2026 | View |
| EXISTING AND PROPOSED REAR ELEVATIONSDrawing · PDF | 4 Jun 2026 | View |
| EXISTING AND PROPOSED SIDE ELEVATIONSDrawing · PDF | 4 Jun 2026 | View |
| PROPOSED GARAGE CONVERSION PLANSDrawing · PDF | 4 Jun 2026 | View |
| APPLICATIONFORMREDACTEDApplication Form · PDF | 4 Jun 2026 | View |
| SITE LOCATION AND BLOCK PLANSSite Location Plan · PDF | 4 Jun 2026 | View |
| DESIGN ACCESS AND HERITAGE STATEMENTOther · PDF | 4 Jun 2026 | View |
| EXISTING GROUND AND FIRST FLOOR PLANSDrawing · PDF | 4 Jun 2026 | View |
| EXISTING FLOOR PLANS SOFT STRIPDrawing · PDF | 4 Jun 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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications.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.