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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Earls Court 2 Empress Approach, London, SW6 1TW
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Earls Court 2 Empress Approach, London, SW6 1TW
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Continued temporary use of part of the former 'Earls Court Exhibition Centre 2 site', for an operational period (between April 2025 - December 2027); for community, leisure, cultural and sporting uses; including the erection (not including installation and de-installation) of an open public access route, flexible pop-up food and beverage area (comprising up to 6 units); and various structures, means of enclosure, outdoor seating, and associated servicing; alongside all other associated works and various temporary events during the operational period (Temporary Permission: ref: 2025/00161/FUL, dated 6 June 2025). Updated Planning Parameter Document (dated September 2025) which supersedes the approved document under the initial permission, to amend the maximum height limit from 3m to 4m.
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Sign in to view collected details| Document | Published | Action |
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| PROPOSED SITE PLANCouncil document | Not published | View |
| ECDC EMPRESS SPACE RENEWAL PLANNING PARAMETERS SEPTEMBER 2025Council document | Not published | View |
| COVER LETTERCouncil document | Not published | View |
| PER APPROVAL OF NON-MATERIAL AMENDMENTSCouncil document | Not published | View |
| DELEGATED OFFICER REPORTCouncil document | Not published | 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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications.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.