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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71 Defoe House Barbican London EC2Y 8DN
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71 Defoe House Barbican London EC2Y 8DN
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View council mapRefurbishments, including alterations to the kitchen and non-structural partition wall and making the internal doors full height.
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Sign in to view collected details| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Officers ReportOfficers Report · PDF | 14 Aug 2026 | View |
| LISTED BUILDING CONSENT (CONDITIONAL)Decision · PDF | 14 Aug 2026 | View |
| LOCATION PLANSite Plan · PDF | 29 Jun 2026 | View |
| APPLICATIONFORMREDACTEDApplication Form · PDF | 3 Jun 2026 | View |
| EXISTING GENERAL ARRANGEMENT PLANDrawing · PDF | 3 Jun 2026 | View |
| PROPOSED GENERAL ARRANGEMENT PLANDrawing · PDF | 3 Jun 2026 | View |
| PROPOSED DEMOLITION PLANDrawing · PDF | 3 Jun 2026 | View |
| PROPOSED INTERNAL DOOR REPLACEMENT_ELEVATIONDrawing · PDF | 3 Jun 2026 | View |
| PROPOSED INTERNAL DOOR REPLACEMENT_ELEVATIONDrawing · PDF | 3 Jun 2026 | View |
| PROPOSED INTERNAL DOOR REPLACEMENT_ELEVATIONDrawing · PDF | 3 Jun 2026 | View |
| LOCATION PLANSite Plan · PDF | 3 Jun 2026 | View |
| DH.71_DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENTReport - Design & Access Statement/Report · PDF | 3 Jun 2026 | View |
| EXISTING ELEVATIONSDrawing · PDF | 3 Jun 2026 | View |
| PROPOSED ELEVATIONSDrawing · PDF | 3 Jun 2026 | View |
| DH.71_DESIGN STATEMENTOther · PDF | 3 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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications.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.