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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James Clerk Maxwell Building 57 Waterloo Road London SE1 8WA
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James Clerk Maxwell Building 57 Waterloo Road London SE1 8WA
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View council mapApproval of details pursuant to condition 4 (mechanical equipment) of Planning Permission Ref: 25/01285/FUL (Installation of an external escape stair to the rear lightwell from ground floor to 2nd floor level; the formation of bin store and enclosures to services in rear courtyard; the replacement of roller shutter to North elevation on Stamford Street with metal doors; plant room extension and replacement of louvres at the basement level; new external doors to rear of building at basement, ground floor and Level 1 with infill panels above, and new doors to Levels 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8; removal of 4 existing windows to first floor rear elevations, and infilling with recessed brickwork; installation of new external louvred door and metal louver to existing roof level plant room; new condensers within the existing basement lightwell to the southern elevation, replacement of fire escape doors; changes to external Level 1 ductwork, together with other associated works.) granted on 26.06.2025
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Sign in to view collected details| Document | Published | Action |
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| Decision NoticeDecision Notice · PDF | 31 Mar 2026 | View |
| OFFICER'S REPORTDelegated Register · PDF | 30 Mar 2026 | View |
| ACOUSTIC REPORTSupporting Docs · PDF | 10 Feb 2026 | View |
| COVERING LETTERSupporting Docs · PDF | 10 Feb 2026 | 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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications.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.