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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77/78 Chancery Lane 84 77/78 Chancery Lane London WC2A 1DL
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Change of use of part of the ground floor shop at 77/78 Chancery Lane from A3 (restaurant and cafes) to allow flexible use of A3 (restaurant and cafes) , B1 (Business) and D1 (non-residential institutions)
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| Council application recordPublic record link | Not published | View |
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