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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53-54 Doughty Street London WC1N 2LS
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Change of use from office (Class E) to residential use (Class C3) to create two single-family dwellings and associated alterations including creation of lightwells to the rear, replacement of first floor windows with doors, installation of new visual screens and replacement of the existing single storey rear extensions and creation of new private amenity spaces at ground floor level. Internal alterations including removal and replacement of internal partition walls, doors and bathrooms
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