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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Bonham Carter House and Warwickshire House 52-60 Gower Street London WC1E 6EB
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Alteration, refurbishment, and extension of existing student accommodation including partial demolition of fifth floor at Bonham Carter House and sixth and seventh floors at Warwickshire House; erection of replacement fifth floor at Bonham Carter House and two-storey roof extension across both buildings; creation of ground floor level openings at Bonham Carter House to Gower Street and Malet Street elevations for provision of a new pedestrian link; associated exterior works including new roof level plant facilities, landscaping to internal courtyard, alterations to existing fenestration, erection of new lift/stair cores to courtyard, and associated works.
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