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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Blenheim Shopping Centre High Street Penge London SE20 8RW
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Council sourceProposal: Minor Material Amendment under Section 73 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 to allow for the variation of conditions 2, 5, 15, 18, 19, 37, 38, 41, 47, 49 and 52 of application granted under ref. 23/00178/FULL1 (as amended by 23/00178/AMD) for the Phased development including demolition of existing buildings and erection of four blocks to facilitate a mixed-use development providing up to 230 dwellings, up to 2,714sqm of commercial/town centre floorspace and associated communal amenity space and play space, cycle parking, refuse storage and plant space in four buildings. Provision of public realm and new pocket park at ground floor with associated landscaping improvements. Provision of commercial car parking spaces and blue badge spaces for the residential accommodation to enable the change to building heights and massing, reduction in the number of units to 228, change in dwelling mix and tenure (now 100% Social Rented Units), omission of Block F, reduction in commercial floorspace to 1064sqm, reduction in standard car parking spaces to 19, revisions to landscaping, internal layout changes and elevational alterations.
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View council map| Document | Published | Action |
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| NO OBJECTION - ADJ BOROUGH CON DEC LETDecision Notice(s) · PDF | 2 Feb 2026 | View |
| OFFICER REPORT WEB - FINALOfficers Report Final · PDF | 2 Feb 2026 | View |
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