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
41 Whitfield Street London W1T 2SG
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Change of use from a toy museum and ancillary toy shop (Class F1) to a hireable cultural and creative space at basement, ground and first floors (Sui Generis), and hotel accommodation at second and third floors (Class C1) providing 2x bedrooms.
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