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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42 ST JOHN'S VALE, LONDON, SE8 4EN
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42 ST JOHN'S VALE, LONDON, SE8 4EN
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View council mapChange of use from C3 (Dwellinghouse) to C2 (Residential Institution ? Children's Home) at 42 St John's Vale SE8.
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Sign in to view collected details| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Committee reportCommittee Report · PDF | 13 Mar 2026 | View |
| Decision noticeDecision · PDF | 13 Mar 2026 | View |
| Local meeting summary notesCommittee Report · PDF | 1 Mar 2026 | View |
| The independent review of children?s social care ? final reportCommittee Report · PDF | 1 Mar 2026 | View |
| Placement sufficiency strategy 2022Committee Report · PDF | 1 Mar 2026 | View |
| Children's social care market study reportCommittee Report · PDF | 1 Mar 2026 | View |
| Operational arrangements statementCase Copy Documents · PDF | 17 Feb 2026 | View |
| Consultee comment (objection)Case Copy Documents · PDF | 30 Sept 2025 | View |
| Consultee response (objection)Case Copy Documents · PDF | 15 Sept 2025 | View |
| Consultee response (objection)Case Copy Documents · PDF | 15 Sept 2025 | View |
| Consultee response (support)Case Copy Documents · PDF | 12 Sept 2025 | View |
| Planning statementRevised Document · PDF | 10 Sept 2025 | View |
| Proposed floor plansRevised Document · PDF | 10 Sept 2025 | View |
| ObjectionCase Copy Documents · PDF | 1 Sept 2025 | View |
| Heritage statementCase Copy Documents · PDF | 7 Aug 2025 | View |
| Existing plans & elevationsCase Copy Drawings · PDF | 7 Aug 2025 | View |
| Application formCase Copy Documents · PDF | 7 Aug 2025 | View |
| Location planCase Copy Drawings · PDF | 7 Aug 2025 | View |
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Council milestones and published deadlines. A deadline passing does not confirm a decision.
A published target or deadline. It does not confirm an outcome.
Council sourceA published target or deadline. It does not confirm an outcome.
Council sourceA published target or deadline. It does not confirm an outcome.
Council sourceA published target or deadline. It does not confirm an outcome.
Council sourceA published target or deadline. It does not confirm an outcome.
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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.