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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57, 59, 61 & 63 Birchen Grove, London, NW9 8RY
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57, 59, 61 & 63 Birchen Grove, London, NW9 8RY
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View council mapJoint application for proposed change of use from 4x self contained flats to 4 house in multiple occupation (HMO) units with 2x 2 bedroom 2 person units on the ground floor and 2x 3 bedroom 3 person units on the upper floors, hip-to-gable roof extensions, 2x rear dormers, removal of 1x side rooflight, installation of 2x front rooflights, hard and soft landscaping and communal amenity space to front and rear, refuse storage to front and cycle storage to rear
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Sign in to view collected details| Document | Published | Action |
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| Final decision noticeDecision (Public) · PDF | 15 Jan 2025 | View |
| Application formApplication Form (Public) · PDF | 29 Oct 2024 | 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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications.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.