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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21 Bloomsbury Street London WC1B 3HF
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Alterations to existing building comprising: rear extension at second to fifth floor levels with associated terraces, relocation of existing sixth floor/roof-top plant enclosure and erection of an additional (sixth storey) of offices on the existing roof (with new dormer windows and louvres in the Bedford Avenue and Bloomsbury Street roofs to serve the new sixth floor extension) formation of pavilion, external terraces and green roof at sixth floor level and on roof of new sixth floor extension (and an extended lift over-run), replacement of windows; alterations to entrances; replacement of faux chimney stacks and associated works.
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