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.
Council planning record
7 Soho Square London W1D 3QB
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Phased redevelopment of the site comprising: Phase 1 - Demolition of 2-4 Dean Street and 7 Soho Square; Phase 2 - the erection of a replacement building on basement, ground and seven upper floors (increasing depth of existing basement) for retail purposes (Class E) on part basement and part ground floors, use of the remainder of the building as offices (Class E); with associated terraces at 5th, 6th and 7th floor levels; provision of roof plant/plant enclosures, cycle parking, waste storage, landscaping works, green roofs, photovoltaic panels and facade lighting; and associated alterations.
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