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
162 Portland Road South Norwood London SE25 4PT
162 Portland Road South Norwood London SE25 4PT
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View council mapErection of an additional storey, three storey rear addition and other associated site alterations including new window treatments and external staircases, to change the use of the upper floors from B8 (retail warehousing) to C3 (residential), with 5no. new flats
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Sign in to view collected details| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| REFUSED (PR) FULL - DEC NOTICEDecision Notice(s) · PDF | 11 Nov 2025 | View |
| OFFICER REPORT WEB - FINALOfficers Report Final · PDF | 11 Nov 2025 | View |
| SITE NOTICE NEIGHBOUR NOTIFICATIONSite Notices · PDF | 24 Sept 2025 | View |
| APPLICATION FORM - WITHOUT PERSONAL DATAApplication Form · PDF | 17 Sept 2025 | View |
| THE LOCATION PLANDrawing · PDF | 17 Sept 2025 | View |
| BLOCK PLAN OF THE SITEDrawing · PDF | 17 Sept 2025 | View |
| FLOOR PLAN - EXISTINGDrawing · PDF | 17 Sept 2025 | View |
| FLOOR PLAN - EXISTINGDrawing · PDF | 17 Sept 2025 | View |
| PROPOSED GROUND FLOOR PLANDrawing · PDF | 17 Sept 2025 | View |
| PROPOSED FIRST FLOOR PLANDrawing · PDF | 17 Sept 2025 | View |
| ROOF PLAN - PROPOSEDDrawing · PDF | 17 Sept 2025 | View |
| ELEVATION (FRONT) - EXISTING AND PROPOSEDDrawing · PDF | 17 Sept 2025 | View |
| ELEVATION (REAR) - EXISTING AND PROPOSEDDrawing · PDF | 17 Sept 2025 | View |
| ELEVATION (SOUTH SIDE) - EXISTING AND PROPOSEDDrawing · PDF | 17 Sept 2025 | View |
| ELEVATION (NORTH SIDE) - EXISTING AND PROPOSEDDrawing · PDF | 17 Sept 2025 | View |
| DETAIL DRAWING NEIGHBOURSDrawing · PDF | 17 Sept 2025 | View |
| PROPOSED SECOND FLOOR PLANDrawing · PDF | 17 Sept 2025 | View |
| PLANNING STATEMENTStatements / Assessments · PDF | 17 Sept 2025 | View |
| FIRE STATEMENTStatements / Assessments · PDF | 17 Sept 2025 | View |
| FLOOD RISK ASSESSMENTStatements / Assessments · PDF | 17 Sept 2025 | View |
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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.