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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St.Giles Circus site including: site of 138-148 (even) Charing Cross Road 4 6 7 9 10 20-28 (inc) Denmark Street 1-6 (inc) 16-23 (inc) Denmark Place 52-59 (inc) St.Giles High Street 4 Flitcroft Street and 1 Book Mews London WC2
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St.Giles Circus site including: site of 138-148 (even) Charing Cross Road 4 6 7 9 10 20-28 (inc) Denmark Street 1-6 (inc) 16-23 (inc) Denmark Place 52-59 (inc) St.Giles High Street 4 Flitcroft Street and 1 Book Mews London WC2
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View location mapNon-material amendments to planning permission granted under reference 2012/6858/P (AS AMENDED VIA 2015/6939/P AND 2015/3900/P) dated 31/03/15 (for redevelopment involving the erection of three buildings to provide 2895sqm of basement Event Gallery space; a 678sqm urban gallery with 1912sqm of internal LED screens; 884sqm of flexible retails and restaurant floorspace (Class A1/A3); 2404sqm of restaurant floorspace (Class A3); 385sqm of drinking establishment (Class A4) and a 14 bedroom hotel (Class C1). Change of use of 4, 6, 7, 9, 10, 20-28 Denmark Street, 4 Flitcroft Street and 1 Book Mews to provide 4,308sqm of office floor space (Class B1a); 2,959sqm of private residential floor space (Class C3); 239sqm of affordable housing (Class C3) and 2540sqm of retail floor space (Class A1). CHANGES include using structural void basement space as venue space (sui generis)
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