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.
Council planning record
Pentagon House, Main Road, St Pauls Cray, Orpington, BR5 3HP
Last published check: 8 Oct 2026, 12:07. Check the council record for more recent changes.
Pentagon House, Main Road, St Pauls Cray, Orpington, BR5 3HP
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External alterations to the existing building to include alterations to roof, addition of solar panels and rooflights and alterations to windows and doors, addition of plant to rear of the building, and alterations to the site layout to include car park reconfiguration, new cycle store, and new landscaping scheme with associated development
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Sign in to view collected details| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| PROPOSED CYCLE STORERevised Drawing · PDF | 11 Apr 2024 | View |
| PROPOSED SITE PLANSuperseded · PDF | 4 Jan 2024 | View |
| PROPOSED ELEVATIONSRevised Drawing · PDF | 19 Apr 2024 | View |
| ECOLOGICAL SURVEYSupporting Document · PDF | 4 Jan 2024 | View |
| Officer Delegation ReportOfficer Delegation Report · PDF | 20 May 2024 | View |
| APPLICATION FORM- NO PERSONAL DAATAApplication Form No Personal Data · PDF | 30 Jan 2024 | View |
| EXISTING SITE PLANSuperseded · PDF | 4 Jan 2024 | View |
| EXISTING SITE PLANRevised Drawing · PDF | 19 Apr 2024 | View |
| PROPOSED ROOF PLANDrawing · PDF | 4 Jan 2024 | View |
| EXISTING ROOF PLANDrawing · PDF | 4 Jan 2024 | View |
| PROPOSED GROUND FLOOR PLANSuperseded · PDF | 4 Jan 2024 | View |
| LANDSCAPE MASTERPLANLocation Plan · PDF | 4 Jan 2024 | View |
| EXISTING ELEVATIONSDrawing · PDF | 4 Jan 2024 | View |
| NOISE IMPACT ASSESMENTSupporting Document · PDF | 4 Jan 2024 | View |
| Decision NoticeDecision Notice · PDF | 20 May 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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications.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.