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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Minerva House & Telephone Exchange 1-4 North Crescent and 5 North Crescent London WC1E 7PH
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Partial demolition of boundary wall parapet and flat roof (rear roof level); erection of one storey roof extension connected with extension above Telephone Exchange (rear section only, existing pitched roof at front to be retained); windows to be replaced to match existing style; with double glazed units; alterations to ground floor rear upstand; portal openings in party wall to be created (to connect to Telephone Exchange internally); and various other internal and external works.
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