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30 John Islip Street London SW1P 4DD
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30 John Islip Street London SW1P 4DD
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View council mapProvision of additional hotel bedrooms at ground and first floor within the envelope of existing hotel building (Use Class C1), following internal re-location of existing hotel facilities including the conversion of existing internal guest car parking area, guest coach parking area, bowling lane, meeting rooms and1 conversion of linen stores at levels 2-12. Provision of cycle facilities and works to pedestrian link route. Reinstatement of footway to closed vehicle access in Thorney Street. Change of Use of self-contained Class E caf/e use at ground floor entrance lobby for use as either, Class E caf/e use and/ or additional hotel lobby / ancillary hotel space
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Sign in to view collected details| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| APPLICATIONFORMREDACTEDApplication Form · PDF | 9 Sept 2026 | View |
| LOCATION PLANLocation Plan · PDF | 9 Sept 2026 | View |
| DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENTDesign and Access Statement · PDF | 9 Sept 2026 | View |
| FLOOD RISK ASSESSMENTBackground Papers · PDF | 9 Sept 2026 | View |
| DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENTDesign and Access Statement · PDF | 9 Sept 2026 | View |
| DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENTDesign and Access Statement · PDF | 9 Sept 2026 | View |
| PROPOSED FLOOR PLANSDrawing · PDF | 9 Sept 2026 | View |
| EXISTING FLOOR PLANSDrawing · PDF | 9 Sept 2026 | View |
| PROPOSED SECTION FULL SITEDrawing · PDF | 9 Sept 2026 | View |
| EXISTING AND PROPOSED ELEVATION - SIDEDrawing · PDF | 9 Sept 2026 | View |
| ELEVATION (SIDE) - PROPOSEDBackground Papers · PDF | 9 Sept 2026 | View |
| EXISTING AND PROPOSED SECTIONS - LOWER FLOORSDrawing · PDF | 9 Sept 2026 | View |
| SECTION - PROPOSEDBackground Papers · PDF | 9 Sept 2026 | View |
| EXISTING AND PROPOSED ELEVATION - REARDrawing · PDF | 9 Sept 2026 | View |
| ELEVATION (REAR) - PROPOSEDBackground Papers · PDF | 9 Sept 2026 | View |
| EXISTING SECTION FULL SITEDrawing · PDF | 9 Sept 2026 | View |
| EXISTING AND PROPOSED ELEVATION - FRONTDrawing · PDF | 9 Sept 2026 | View |
| ELEVATION (FRONT) - PROPOSEDBackground Papers · PDF | 9 Sept 2026 | View |
| FIRE STATEMENT FORMBackground Papers · PDF | 9 Sept 2026 | View |
| OPERATIONAL MANAGEMENT STATEMENTBackground Papers · PDF | 9 Sept 2026 | View |
| PLANNING STATEMENTBackground Papers · PDF | 9 Sept 2026 | View |
| COVER LETTERBackground Papers · PDF | 9 Sept 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.