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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37 Doughty Street London WC1N 2AA
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Amalgamation of two flats on lower ground floor into one flat (including replacement of shed at rear with a laundry/boiler room) and amalgamation of two flats into one flat on second floor, resulting in conversion of whole property from 7 units into 5 units; external alterations including provision of new fanlight and entablature above front door, replacement windows and installation of vents in roof
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