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.
Application overview
Enlargement of rear lightwell with installation of new door and stair. Replacement of cement render/pointing, vents/rainwater goods and front lightwell door.
Proposal details
- Reference
- P2026/1628/FUL
- Alternative references
- PP-15017040
- Ward
- Clerkenwell
- Agent
- Mr Theo Jones
- UPRN
- 5300026384
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| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Application Form - Without Personal DataApplication Form - Redacted | 22 Jun 2026 | View |
| Location PlanDrawings - Existing | 22 Jun 2026 | View |
| Community Infrastructure Levy - Completed formSupporting Documentation | 22 Jun 2026 | View |
| Design, Access and Heritage StatementSupporting Documentation | 22 Jun 2026 | View |
| Sustainable Design and Construction StatementSupporting Documentation | 22 Jun 2026 | View |
| Method Statement - removal of cement and renderSupporting Documentation | 22 Jun 2026 | View |
| Existing and Proposed DrawingsDrawing Submission | 22 Jun 2026 | View |
| Ground Floor/ Tree PlansDrawings - Proposed | 19 Aug 2026 | View |
| Arboricultural Impact Assessment and Method StatementSupporting Documentation | 20 Aug 2026 | View |
| Delegated ReportDelegated Report | 21 Aug 2026 | View |
| Decision NoticeDecision Notice | 21 Aug 2026 | View |
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Application timeline
Council milestones and published deadlines. A deadline passing does not confirm a decision.
Consultation expiry date
Past published deadlineA published target or deadline. It does not confirm an outcome.
Council sourceStatutory expiry date
Past published deadlineA published target or deadline. It does not confirm an outcome.
Council sourcePublicity end date
Past published deadlineA published target or deadline. It does not confirm an outcome.
Council sourceSite notice end date
Past published deadlineA published target or deadline. It does not confirm an outcome.
Council sourceDecision due date
Past published deadlineA published target or deadline. It does not confirm an outcome.
Council sourceExtension date
Past published deadlineA published target or deadline. It does not confirm an outcome.
Council source
Decision & conditions
Decision NoticePlanning conditions
- 3 YEAR CONSENT PERIOD: The development hereby permitted shall be begun not later than the expiration of three years from the date of this permission. REASON: To comply with the provisions of Section 91(1)(a) of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 as amended by the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004 (Chapter 5).
- DRAWING AND DOCUMENT NUMBERS: The development hereby approved shall be carried out in accordance with the following approved plans: Location Plan; GA100; GA101 P2; GA102; GA103; GA200; GA201; GA300; GA301; GA309; GA305; DT100; DT301; DT302; DT401; DT402; Arboricultural Impact Assessment and Preliminary Method Statement Revision A dated 10 April 2026 (document ref. MDJAC-BS25190-AIAPMS-01A); Design, Access and Heritage Statement – P1 dated June 2026; Sustainable Design and Construction Statement; Method statement - Removal of inappropriate cement pointing and render dated June 2026. REASON: To comply with Section 70(1)(a) of the Town and Country Act 1990 as amended and the Reason for Grant and also for the avoidance of doubt and in the interest of proper planning.
- MATERIALS (COMPLIANCE): The development shall be constructed in accordance with the schedule of materials noted on the approved plans and within the Design, Access and Heritage Statement - P1 dated June 2026. The development shall be carried out strictly in accordance with the details so approved and shall be maintained as such thereafter. REASON: In the interest of securing sustainable development and to ensure that the resulting appearance and construction of the development is of a high standard.
- REPLACEMENT TREES (DETAILS): Notwithstanding approved drawing GA101 - Ground Floor Plan - P2, details of five replacement trees to be planted in the rear garden (including species, size and locations) shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority prior to first occupation of the development. The replacement trees shall be planted in the first planting season following the completion of the development. Any trees to be planted as part of the approved landscaping scheme which die or become severely damaged or diseased within five years of completion of the development shall be replaced with the same species or an approved alternative to the satisfaction of the Local Planning Authority within the next planting season. The development shall be carried out strictly in accordance with the details approved and the trees shall be retained and maintained as such thereafter. REASON: In the interests of biodiversity and in order to provide adequate replacement tree canopy in accordance with Policy G4 of Islington’s Strategic and Development Management Policies (2023).
