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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25-31 Tavistock Place London WC1H 9SF
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Refurbishment of the existing office with internal and external alterations, including replacement of the lift, reconfiguration of the stairs, new associated lift and stair overruns, new roof terrace and railings, replacement windows and doors, new cycle stores, upgrade of the building services and reinstatement of the original lightwell with new railings at the front
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