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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61-65 Holborn Viaduct London EC1A 2FD
61-65 Holborn Viaduct London EC1A 2FD
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View location mapDemolition of existing building structure and erection of a 55.0m high (AOD) mixed-use building comprising four basement levels, lower ground, ground and ten upper storeys for (i) hotel use (Class C1, 382 rooms) (19,179sq.m) at part basement levels one to four, part lower ground, part ground and part first to tenth floors levels; (ii) restaurant / bar use (Class A3/A4) (514sq.m) at part tenth floor level; (iii) office workspace use (Class B1) (3,741sq.m) at part basement levels one to three, part lower ground and part first floor levels; (iv) flexible hotel / cafe / workspace (Sui Generis) (1,014sq.m) at part ground floor level; (v) a publicly accessible terrace at roof level (540sq.m) and; (vi) ancillary plant and servicing, hard and soft landscaping and associated enabling works (total floorspace 24,988sq.m).
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