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 rear dormer. Hip to gable roof alterations. Two front roof lights. (summary)
Proposal details
- Reference
- 1682/26
- Alternative references
- PP-15034402
- Ward
- Churchfields
- Agent
- Rigg
- UPRN
- 100022274410
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| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| ApplicationFormRedacted.pdfApplication form | 26 Jun 2026 | View |
| 2604-P-Site Location Plan.pdfSite/block plan | 26 Jun 2026 | View |
| 2604-P-Existing Block Plan.pdfSite/block plan | 26 Jun 2026 | View |
| BlockProposed plan | 26 Jun 2026 | View |
| 2604-P-Planning Statement.pdfPlanning statement | 26 Jun 2026 | View |
| 2604-P-Planning Fire Safety Statement.pdfFire statement | 26 Jun 2026 | View |
| 2604-P-CIL Form.pdfCIL supporting document | 26 Jun 2026 | View |
| groundExisting plan - floor plan | 30 Jun 2026 | View |
| groundProposed plan - floor plan | 30 Jun 2026 | View |
| first floorExisting plan - floor plan | 30 Jun 2026 | View |
| first floorProposed plan - floor plan | 30 Jun 2026 | View |
| Segment 003 of 2604PExisting Drawings.pdfExisting plan - roof plan | 30 Jun 2026 | View |
| loftProposed plan - floor plan | 30 Jun 2026 | View |
| frontExisting plan - elevation | 30 Jun 2026 | View |
| Segment 004 of 2604PProposed Drawings.pdfProposed plan - roof plan | 30 Jun 2026 | View |
| rearExisting plan - elevation | 30 Jun 2026 | View |
| frontProposed plan - elevation | 30 Jun 2026 | View |
| sideExisting plan - elevation | 30 Jun 2026 | View |
| rearProposed plan - elevation | 30 Jun 2026 | View |
| sideExisting plan - elevation | 30 Jun 2026 | View |
| sideProposed plan - elevation | 30 Jun 2026 | View |
| sectionExisting plan | 30 Jun 2026 | View |
| sideProposed plan - elevation | 30 Jun 2026 | View |
| sectionProposed plan | 30 Jun 2026 | View |
| 2084209_Decision_Certificate_Proposed_CERTPRU.pdfDecision notice | 17 Jul 2026 | View |
| ApasTemplate_103268.pdfOfficer report | 17 Jul 2026 | View |
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Application timeline
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Consultation expiry date
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Council source
Decision & conditions
2084209_Decision_Certificate_Proposed_CERTPRU.pdfPlanning conditions
- in accordance with plans 2604-P-101 (P0), 2604-P-102 (P0), 2604-P-104 (P0), 2604-P-111 (P0), 2604-P-112 (P0), 2604-P-113 (P0), 2604-P-114 (P0), 2604-P-201 (P0) (Existing Front Elevations), 2604-P-202 (P0) (Proposed Rear Elevations), 2604-P-203 (P0) (Existing Side Elevations (South)), 2604-P-203 (P0) (Proposed Side Elevations (South)), 2604-P-204 (P0) (Existing Side Elevations (North)), 2604-P-204 (P0) (Proposed Side Elevations (North)), 2604-P-301 (P0), 2604-P-311 (P0), 2604-P-801 (P0), 2604-P-802 (P0), 2604-P-803 (P0), a Planning Statement, and a Planning Fire Safety 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 - Does not comply for semi-detached house Dormer - D x W x H/2 =m3 3.91 x 5.91 x 2.68 /2 = 30.9649 Hip to Gable - D x W x H/6 =m3 8.57 x 4.40 x 2.98/6 = 18.7283 Side extension roof D x W x H (non-original) - A - 3.46 x 2.03 x 1.40 / 2 = 4.9167 B - 2.26 x 2.03 x 1.40 / 6 = 1.0705 C - 2.26 x 2.03 x 1.40 / 6 = 1.0705 4.9167 + 1.0705 + 1.0705 = 7.0577 30.9649 + 18.7283+ 7.0577 = 56.7509 Total Volume - 56.7509m3 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 (0.35m from eaves) Overall Conclusion : Not 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
- Schedule 2 Part 1 Class G 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 the highest part of the roof by 1 m or more – Complies If in a Conservation Area must not extend beyond a wall fronting a highway and which is either a principal or a side elevation of original dwelling – Complies Overall Conclusion: Permitted
- The proposal does not constitute permitted development, by virtue of Schedule 2 Article 3, Part 1, Class B of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015.
- 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 proposal does not comply with policy and no pre-application discussions were entered into. The applicant is encouraged to seek pre-application advice prior to the submission of any future planning application.
