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
Conversion of garage into a habitable room. Replace garage door with a flush window. Alterations to rear fenestrations and associated reconfiguration of rear steps. (Summary).
Proposal details
- Reference
- 1534/26
- Alternative references
- PP-14997092
- Ward
- Monkhams
- Agent
- Lo
- UPRN
- 100022271474
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| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| ApplicationFormRedacted.pdfApplication form | 9 Jun 2026 | View |
| 3845-26 Malvern Drive-EX00.pdfSite/block plan | 9 Jun 2026 | View |
| 3845-26 Malvern Drive-PL-EX01.pdfExisting plan - floor plan | 9 Jun 2026 | View |
| 3845-26 Malvern Drive-PL-PR01-Grd.pdfProposed plan - floor plan | 9 Jun 2026 | View |
| 3845-26 Malvern Drive-PL-PR02-Font Elev.pdfCombined plan - elevation | 9 Jun 2026 | View |
| 3845-26 Malvern Drive-PL-PR03-Rear Elev.pdfCombined plan - elevation | 9 Jun 2026 | View |
| 2079691_Decision_Certificate_Proposed_CERTPRL.pdfDecision notice | 19 Jun 2026 | View |
| 26m officer report.pdfOfficer report | 19 Jun 2026 | View |
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Application timeline
Council milestones and published deadlines. A deadline passing does not confirm a decision.
Decision due date
Past published deadlineA published target or deadline. It does not confirm an outcome.
Council source
Decision & conditions
2079691_Decision_Certificate_Proposed_CERTPRL.pdfPlanning conditions
- in accordance with plans 3845-EX00, 3845-EX01, 3845-PR01, 3845-PR02, 3845-PR03 and Photographs
- Schedule 2 Part 1 Class A of The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended). Permission to use the dwellinghouse as a dwellinghouse was not granted only by virtue of Class M, N, P, or Q of Schedule 2 Part 3 (change of use) - complies No more than 50% of the curtilage of original dwelling may be covered by buildings – Complies Must not exceed the height of the highest part of the roof of the existing dwelling – Complies Height of the eaves must not exceed the height of the eaves of the existing dwelling – Complies Must not extend beyond a wall fronting a highway and which is either a principal or side elevation of original dwelling – Complies Must not be more than 4 m deep from the original rear wall of a detached dwelling, or 3 m for all other dwellings – Complies Within 2 m of the boundary, the height of the eaves must not exceed 3 m – Complies No part of extension may exceed 4 m in height – Complies No more than a single storey - complies Must not have a width greater than half the width of the original dwellinghouse - complies Must not involve installation, alteration or replacement of a veranda, balcony or raised platform, microwave antenna, chimney, flue or soil and vent pipe – Complies Must not include an alternation to any part of the roof of the dwellingohouse - complies Except for conservatories, the materials used in any exterior work shall be of a similar appearance to those used in the construction of the exterior of the existing dwelling house – Complies If in a Conservation Area cannot involve recladding the exterior – complies Not subject of an Article 4 Direction – Complies Overall Conclusion : Permitted
- The proposals constitute permitted development, by virtue of Schedule 2 Article 3, Part 1, Class A of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015 (as amended).
- Redbridge Planning Service adopts a positive and proactive approach when engaging with applicants/agents in line with the National Planning Policy Framework. We encourage engagement with the pre-application service to avoid delays in the planning process. https://www.redbridge.gov.uk/planning-and-building/planning/
- The applicant should be aware that Building Regulations approval will be required for most types of building work. Please see information and how to apply for Building Regulation consent at: https://www.redbridge.gov.uk/planning-and-building/building-control/ or for further assistance contact the Building Control Section. e-mail: Buildingcontrol@redbridge.gov.uk Telephone: 020 8708 2529.
- To ensure compliance with Schedule 2 Part 1 Class A of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development Order) (England) 2015, the proposed materials shall match those of the existing property.
