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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289 Gray's Inn Road London WC1X 8QH
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Change of use of basement and ground floor levels from laundrette (Sui Generis) to commercial (Class E); erection of three-storey rear extension at ground to second floor levels; erection of replacement mansard roof extension; provision of flexible residential use (Class C3/C4) at first to third floor levels; associated exterior alterations including new shopfront.
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