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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Churchill House 35 Red Lion Square London Camden WC1R 4SG
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Change of use from 'sui-generis' (institutional use) to hotel (Class C1), removal of the existing upper levels on floors seven (Red Lion Square), five and six (Drake Street) and erection of new floors (7th floor - Red Lion Square) (5th, 6th and 7th floors - Drake Street) to make an 8 storey building throughout, retention and alterations to the facades including entrance and bay on Red Lion Square.
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