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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Bidborough House 38-50 Bidborough Street London WC1H 9BT
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Temporary change of use of the Ground to Fourth Floor of Bidborough House from Offices (Class E) to Education (Class F1) comprising of student study space and associated works for a period of two years until 30th June 2022 (academic years 2020/2021 and 2021/2022).
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