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 mapRemoval of Condition 53 (No loading or unloading of goods outside the following times: 07:00-20:00 Monday to Saturday and 08:00 - 20.00 Sunday and on Public/Bank Holidays) of planning permission 2012/6858/P dated 31/03/15 (as amended by: 2015/2808/P dated 03/08/2015; 2015/3900/P dated 08/08/2016; 2015/6939/P dated 15/02/2017; 2016/5690/P dated 16/01/2019; 2016/5692/P dated 16/01/2019; 2019/6153/P dated 27/12/2019; 2017/5192/P dated 25/05/2018; 2019/2074/P dated 22/07/2019; 2019/2680/P dated 17/06/2019) for: redevelopment of site including 2895sqm of basement Event Gallery space; a 678sqm urban gallery, exhibitions and events; 884sqm of flexible retail and restaurant floorspace; 2404sqm of restaurant floorspace; 385sqm of drinking establishment; a 14 bedroom hotel and changes of use to provide 4,308sqm of office floor space; 2,959sqm of private housing; 239sqm of affordable housing and 2540sqm of retail
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