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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Byron House 7 - 9 St James's Street London SW1A 1EE
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Byron House 7 - 9 St James's Street London SW1A 1EE
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View council mapVariation of Conditions 4 and 5 of planning permission dated 16 June 2025 (Ref: 25/03133/FULL) for the remodelling of the existing seventh-floor roof extension, including enlarged window openings, timber louvres to the existing plant area and creation of a roof terrace with metal balustrade and planter boxes. Namely to allow extended hours of use of the terrace (08:00 to 23:30 Monday to Thursday; 08:00 to 00:00 Friday and Saturday; and 08:00 to 22:30 Sunday), third-party use and the playing of music on the terrace.
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| NEIGHBOUR NOTIFICATION LETTER (21D)Background Papers · PDF | 22 Sept 2026 | View |
| ACK-GENERAL LETTER (G/P/C)Background Papers · PDF | 7 Aug 2026 | View |
| CNSLT-LA SOCIETYBackground Papers · PDF | 7 Aug 2026 | View |
| CNSLT-LA SOCIETYBackground Papers · PDF | 7 Aug 2026 | View |
| SITE NOTICE 21 OR 28 DAYS IF T&C APPL.Background Papers · PDF | 7 Aug 2026 | View |
| RECEIPT OF APPLICATIONOther · PDF | 4 Aug 2026 | View |
| ACOUSTIC STATEMENT BYRON HOUSE ROOF BAR LONDON 2623808-RDSNoise impact assessment · PDF | 31 Jul 2026 | View |
| ROOFTOP LIGHTING STATEMENT / TECHNICAL NOTEBackground Papers · PDF | 31 Jul 2026 | View |
| OPERATIONAL MANAGEMENT PLAN BYRON HOUSEBackground Papers · PDF | 31 Jul 2026 | View |
| COVER LETTERBackground Papers · PDF | 31 Jul 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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications.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.