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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Panther House 38 Mount Pleasant, The Brain Yard, 156-164 Grays Inn Road Panther House WC1X 0AN
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Panther House 38 Mount Pleasant, The Brain Yard, 156-164 Grays Inn Road Panther House WC1X 0AN
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View location mapLawful Development Certificate (Proposed) for the installation of 1x 300/340mm diameter permanent pile as part of the implementation of planning permission ref: 2015/6955/P dated 01/11/2017 (as amended by 2020/1368/P dated 14/04/2020) for 'Redevelopment of the site following partial demolition of Panther House and Brain Yard buildings, partial demolition of 160-164 Gray's Inn Road and demolition of 156 Gray's Inn Road. Proposals would result in part 4 storey, part 7 storey (plus plant and basement) buildings at Panther House and Brain Yard for predominantly employment (B1) uses (including 1450sq.m of subsidised workspaces) and a new 7 storey (plus plant and basement) building at 156-164 Gray's Inn Road behind the retained facade of 160-164 Gray's Inn Road to provide flexible retail/restaurant (A1/3) uses at ground and basement levels with 15 self-contained residential units (C3) (including 3 Intermediate Rent flats) at the upper levels. Associated landscaping, plant and public realm works'.
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