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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Heron House 319-325 And 326-332 High Holborn And 26 And 44 Southampton Buildings City Of London London
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Heron House 319-325 And 326-332 High Holborn And 26 And 44 Southampton Buildings City Of London London
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View council mapApplication under Section 73 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended) in relation to planning permission 24/01262/FULL dated 23 December 2025, to vary condition 6 (access to terraces) to reflect amended configuration of terraces and balconies, condition 20 (basement plans) to reflect amended basement layouts, condition 31 (biodiversity gain plan), to reflect amended landscaping and planting, condition 57 (cycle parking), to amend long stay and short stay cycle parking provision, condition 67 (fire strategy) to reflect amended fire strategy, condition 73 (floor areas) to reflect amended floor areas and layout reconfiguration, condition 74 (approved plans), to include an extension of the proposed building to the south with the introduction of inset balconies, extension of basement level B2, reconfiguration of the proposed plant and the formation of a ground floor colonnade with new pedestrian route, and condition 76 (height of the building) to increase the height of the proposed building and accompanying deed of variation to the section 106 agreement to varyplanning obligations.
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Sign in to view collected details| Document | Published | Action |
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| ACK-OBSERVATIONSBackground Papers · PDF | 24 Aug 2026 | View |
| OBS. ADJ. BOROUGH - NO COMMENT [PE]Decision Notice · PDF | 24 Aug 2026 | View |
| DELEGATED REPORTReport · PDF | 24 Aug 2026 | View |
| RECEIPT OF APPLICATIONOther · PDF | 17 Aug 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.