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
Loft conversion with a rear dormer. Hip to gable roof alterations. New window to gable end. Three front rooflights. (Summary)
Proposal details
- Reference
- 1676/26
- Alternative references
- PP-15040475
- Ward
- Monkhams
- Agent
- Handa
- UPRN
- 100023052423
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| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| ApplicationFormRedacted.pdfApplication form | 25 Jun 2026 | View |
| LocationPlan.pdfSite/block plan | 25 Jun 2026 | View |
| 01 Volume Calculations.pdfSupporting document | 25 Jun 2026 | View |
| 02 Ground Floor Plans.pdfCombined plan - floor plan | 25 Jun 2026 | View |
| 03 First Floor Plans.pdfCombined plan - floor plan | 25 Jun 2026 | View |
| 04 Loft Plans.pdfCombined plan - floor plan | 25 Jun 2026 | View |
| 05 Roof Plans.pdfCombined plan - roof plan | 25 Jun 2026 | View |
| 06 Proposed Loft Plan.pdfProposed plan - floor plan | 25 Jun 2026 | View |
| 07 Front Elevations.pdfCombined plan - elevation | 25 Jun 2026 | View |
| 08 Rear Elevations.pdfCombined plan - elevation | 25 Jun 2026 | View |
| 09 Side Elevations.pdfCombined plan - elevation | 25 Jun 2026 | View |
| 10 Sections.pdfCombined plan | 25 Jun 2026 | View |
| 25 Grosvenor Gardens IG8 0BE Block Plans.pdfCombined plan | 25 Jun 2026 | View |
| Fire Statement .pdfFire statement | 25 Jun 2026 | View |
| 2082671_Decision_Certificate_Proposed_CERTPRL.pdfDecision notice | 5 Jul 2026 | View |
| 1676.26.pdfOfficer report | 5 Jul 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
2082671_Decision_Certificate_Proposed_CERTPRL.pdfPlanning conditions
- in accordance with plans 01 Rev 00, 02 Rev 00, 03 Rev 00, 04 Rev 00, 05 Rev 00, 06 Rev 00, 07 Rev 00, 08 Rev 00, 09 Rev 00, 10 Rev 00 (sections), 10 Rev 00 (Block Plan), 063 Rev 00, Location Plan, Fire Exception Statement
- Schedule 2 Part 1 Class B 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 Must not exceed height of highest part of existing roof – Complies Must not extend beyond the plane of any existing roof slope which forms the principal elevation of the dwellinghouse and fronts a highway - complies Maximum volume is 40m3 for terrace houses and 50 m3 in other cases - Hip to gable W 4.528m X H 3.164m X D 8.58m = 122.9m3/6= 20.5m3 Rear Dormer D 3.66m X H 2.532m X W 5.86m = 54.3m3/2 = 27.15m3 Total = 20.5m3 + 27.15m3= 47.65m3 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 be in a Conservation Area – Complies 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 Any window facing the side should be obscure glazed and non-opening up to 1.7 m above the floor – Complies The roof pitch should match the pitch of the original dwelling as far as practicable – Complies Other than in the case of a hip to gable enlargement, the edge of the enlargement closest to the eaves of the original roof shall, so far as is practicable, be not less than 20cm from the eaves of the original roof – complies Overall Conclusion : Permitted
- Schedule 2 Part 1 Class C 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 Does not protrude more than 0.15 metres beyond the plane of the slope of the original roof when measured from the perpendicular with the external surface of the original roof– Complies Must not be higher than the highest part of the original roof – Complies Must not include a chimney, flue or soil and vent pipe or solar photovoltaics or solar thermal equipment – Complies Any window facing the side should be obscure glazed and non-opening up to 1.7 metres above the floor of the room in which the window is installed- Complies Sensitively located if in Conservation Area - Not applicable/not in Conservation Area. Overall Conclusion: Permitted
- The proposals constitute permitted development, by virtue of Schedule 2 Article 3, Part 1, Class B and C 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.
- Long description: To ensure compliance with Schedule 2 Part 1 Class B of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development Order) (England) 2015, any window inserted on a wall or roof slope forming a side elevation of the dwellinghouse shall be (i) obscure-glazed, and (ii) non-opening unless the parts of the window which can be opened are more than 1.7 metres above the floor of the room in which the window is installed.
