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
Offices and Premises at Unit 5 Ground Floor 36-37 Great Russell Street London WC1B 3PP
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Change of use of part of the ground floor from offices (Class E) to residential (Class C3) for the provision of a 2-bedroom unit; associated external alterations (Retrospective).
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