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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Seven Dials Court & 3-11 Shorts Gardens London WC2H 9AT
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Seven Dials Court & 3-11 Shorts Gardens London WC2H 9AT
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View location mapErection of three storey infill development at No. 3 Shorts Gardens to provide new residential entrance to Seven Dials Court at ground floor and 1x 1-bed self-contained maisonette above (Class C3), to replace existing single storey restaurant entrance and residential access steps; reconfiguration of existing 2 x retail units at 5-11 Shorts Gardens (ground floor) and 1x restuarant (A3) unit at no. 3 to create 3x units (2x retail Class A1 and 1 x restaurant Class A3), including installation of new shopfronts; change of use of first floor level restaurant use (Class A3) within internal courtyard to create 1x 1-bed self-contained flat (Class C3), including external alterations; replacement / alterations to plant and equipment; provision of refuse and cycle storage; landscaping works
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