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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21 Albert Square London SW8 1BS
21 Albert Square London SW8 1BS
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View council mapRear Garden: T1 Robinia: section fell to ground level. Note: On 30 September 2025 the London Borough of Lambeth made Tree Preservation Order No. 523 (2025) to protect this tree. The Order now prevents any works to T1 being undertaken without the Councils formal consent under the Town and Country Planning (Tree Preservation) (England) Regulations 2012.
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| LBL_TPO_PLAN_2_523_ALBERT_SQ_21_SERVE_30_09_2025_14_30 _PDFPlans · PDF | 30 Sept 2025 | View |
| PHOTOGRAPHS AND PHOTOMONTAGESSupporting Docs | 19 Aug 2025 | View |
| PHOTOGRAPHS AND PHOTOMONTAGESSupporting Docs | 19 Aug 2025 | View |
| PHOTOGRAPHS AND PHOTOMONTAGESSupporting Docs | 19 Aug 2025 | View |
| PHOTOGRAPHS AND PHOTOMONTAGESSupporting Docs | 19 Aug 2025 | View |
| PHOTOGRAPHS AND PHOTOMONTAGESSupporting Docs | 19 Aug 2025 | View |
| PHOTOGRAPHS AND PHOTOMONTAGESSupporting Docs | 19 Aug 2025 | View |
| APPLICATION FORM - WITHOUT PERSONAL DATAApplication Form · PDF | 19 Aug 2025 | View |
| PHOTOGRAPHS AND PHOTOMONTAGESSupporting Docs | 19 Aug 2025 | View |
| PHOTOGRAPHS AND PHOTOMONTAGESSupporting Docs | 19 Aug 2025 | View |
| PHOTOGRAPHS AND PHOTOMONTAGESSupporting Docs | 19 Aug 2025 | View |
| PHOTOGRAPHS AND PHOTOMONTAGESSupporting Docs | 19 Aug 2025 | View |
| PHOTOGRAPHS AND PHOTOMONTAGESSupporting Docs | 19 Aug 2025 | View |
| PHOTOGRAPHS AND PHOTOMONTAGESSupporting Docs | 19 Aug 2025 | View |
| PHOTOGRAPHS AND PHOTOMONTAGESSupporting Docs | 19 Aug 2025 | View |
| SKETCH PLANSupporting Docs | 19 Aug 2025 | View |
| PHOTOGRAPHS AND PHOTOMONTAGESSupporting Docs | 19 Aug 2025 | View |
| PHOTOGRAPHS AND PHOTOMONTAGESSupporting Docs | 19 Aug 2025 | View |
| PHOTOGRAPHS AND PHOTOMONTAGESSupporting Docs | 19 Aug 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.