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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61 Birkenhead Street London WC1H 8BB
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Amendments (removal of opening up of front vault from proposals, changes to rear terrace balustrade, and changes to roof layout) of planning permission ref: 2018/3956/P dated 27/11/2019 for: Change of use from offices (B1 use) to cancer support/resource/therapy centre (D1 use) including ancillary administrative functions; associated alterations to front elevation; enlarged opening onto rear ground floor terrace; replacement of existing windows with doors at rear first floor level; reinstatement of front lightwell and installation of new sliding doors at basement level onto lightwell; installation of 2 x rooflights at roof level.
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