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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Panther House 38 Mount Pleasant London WC1X 0AN
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Amendments to planning permission reference 2015/6955/P dated 01/11/17, as varied by planning permission ref 2021/1056/P dated 30/03/22 (for redevelopment of the site following partial demolition of Panther House and Brain Yard buildings, partial demolition of 160-164 Gray's Inn Road and demolition of 156 Gray's Inn Road and erection of part 4 storey, part 7 storey (plus plant and basement) buildings at Panther House and Brain Yard for predominantly employment uses and a new 7 storey plus plant and basement building at 156-164 Gray's Inn Road behind the retained facade of 160-164 Gray's Inn Road to provide flexible retail/restaurant uses at ground and basement levels with 15 self-contained residential units at the upper levels), namely to facilitate minor internal design modifications to approved plans.
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