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
The Lansdowne Building 2 Lansdowne Road Croydon CR9 2ER
The Lansdowne Building 2 Lansdowne Road Croydon CR9 2ER
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View council mapChange of use of existing building from commercial use (Class E) to residential use (Class C3) creating 138 x new dwellings (Prior Approval under Schedule 2, Part 3, Class MA of the GPDO 2015) (as amended).
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Sign in to view collected details| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| APPROVED (ETOC3) - GPDO - DEC NOTDecision Notice(s) · PDF | 6 Jan 2026 | View |
| OFFICER REPORT WEB - FINALOfficers Report Final · PDF | 6 Jan 2026 | View |
| PROPOSED BASEMENT PLANAmended Drawings · PDF | 16 Dec 2025 | View |
| UPDATED ACCOMMODATION SCHEDULEReport · PDF | 10 Nov 2025 | View |
| APPLICATION FORM - WITHOUT PERSONAL DATAApplication Form · PDF | 16 Sept 2025 | View |
| LAND CONTAMINATION ASSESSMENTReport · PDF | 16 Sept 2025 | View |
| INTERNAL DAYLIGHT & SUNLIGHT ASSESSMENTReport · PDF | 16 Sept 2025 | View |
| FLOOR PLAN - EXISTINGDrawing · PDF | 16 Sept 2025 | View |
| FIRE STATEMENTReport · PDF | 16 Sept 2025 | View |
| NOISE IMPACT ASSESSMENTReport · PDF | 16 Sept 2025 | View |
| BLOCK PLAN OF THE SITEDrawing · PDF | 16 Sept 2025 | View |
| COVERING LETTERBackGround Papers · PDF | 16 Sept 2025 | View |
| FLOOR PLANDrawing · PDF | 16 Sept 2025 | View |
| TRANSPORT ASSESSMENTReport · PDF | 16 Sept 2025 | View |
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Council milestones and published deadlines. A deadline passing does not confirm a decision.
A published target or deadline. It does not confirm an outcome.
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Council sourceA published target or deadline. It does not confirm an outcome.
Council sourceA published target or deadline. It does not confirm an outcome.
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Understanding planning · 13 min read
Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.
Understanding planning · 13 min read
Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications. Compare status labels and find the documents explaining each outcome.
Understanding planning · 13 min read
Read planning drawings, floor plans, elevations and sections. Use labelled diagrams, a drawing comparison table and revision checks to understand a proposal.