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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Centre Point Tower New Oxford Street London WC1A 1DD
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Discharge on condition 29 (provision of cycle storage to accommodate 235 cycles) pursuant to planning permission 2013/1957/P dated 1/04/14 (for: Change of use of Centre Point Tower from office (Class B1) and restaurant/bar (Sui Generis) to residential (Class C3) to provide 82 self contained flats and ancillary residential floorspace (spa, gym and pool); change of use of Centre Point Link from office (Class B1) and bar (Class A4) to a flexible retail/restaurant/bar use (Class A1/A3/A4); change of use of Centre Point House at first and second floor levels from office (Class B1) to flexible retail/restaurant/bar use (Class A1, A3, A4); alterations and extensions to the existing building at ground floor level to provide flexible retail/restaurant/bar use (Class A1, A3, A4). Alterations to the external elevations of Centre Point Tower, Centre Point Link and Centre Point House including the relocation internally of the existing external ground and mezzanine eastern and western staircases, replacement and refurbishment of the facades, fenestrations and shopfronts, new pedestrian link through Centre Point House and associated basement car parking, terraces, landscaping, highway works (including the relocation of bus stands in Earnshaw Street), servicing and access arrangements and extract ducts. Redevelopment of the Intrepid Fox public house to provide flexible retail/restaurant/bar (Class A1, A3, A4) with 13 affordable housing units (8 x one bedroom, 3 x three bedroom and 2 x four bedroom) above in an eleven storey building (including basement) and associated basement car parking, terraces, servicing and access arrangements, and extract ducts.
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