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 rooflights. New window in gable end. (summary)
Proposal details
- Reference
- 2236/26
- Alternative references
- PP-15181884
- Ward
- Monkhams
- Agent
- Hazell
- UPRN
- 100022270885
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| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| ApplicationFormRedacted.pdfApplication form | 25 Aug 2026 | View |
| LocationPlan.pdfSite/block plan | 25 Aug 2026 | View |
| 65 kings avenue - planning-ex00 - location plan.pdfSite/block plan | 25 Aug 2026 | View |
| BlockProposed plan | 25 Aug 2026 | View |
| 65 kings avenue - planning-ex01 - existing plans.pdfExisting plan - floor plan | 25 Aug 2026 | View |
| 65 kings avenue - planning-ex02 - existing elevations and section.pdfExisting plan - elevation | 25 Aug 2026 | View |
| 65 kings avenue - planning-pr02 - proposed elevations and section.pdfProposed plan - elevation | 25 Aug 2026 | View |
| 65 kings avenue - planning-pr01 - proposed plans.pdfProposed plan - floor plan | 25 Aug 2026 | View |
| 65 kings avenue - fire safety strategy reasonable exception statement.docx.pdfFire statement | 25 Aug 2026 | View |
| 2093233_Decision_Certificate_Proposed_CERTPRU.pdfDecision notice | 3 Sept 2026 | View |
| ApasTemplate_103824.doc.pdfOfficer report | 3 Sept 2026 | View |
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Application timeline
Council milestones and published deadlines. A deadline passing does not confirm a decision.
Decision due date
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Council source
Decision & conditions
2093233_Decision_Certificate_Proposed_CERTPRU.pdfPlanning conditions
- in accordance with plans: 1203/EX00 (Location Plan); EX01 (Existing Plans); EX02 (Existing Elevations & Section); PR00 (Proposed Block Plan); PR01 (Proposed Plans); PR02 (Proposed Elevations & Section); Location Plan
- 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 roof alteration: 1/6 [4.15m (w) x 3.54m (h) x 7.94m (d)] = 19.44109 cubic metres Dormer: w=6.04m x h=2.35m x d=2.77m = 19.65869 cubic metres Total Volume: 19.44109 cubic metres + 19.65869 cubic metres = 39.09978 cubic metres Maximum volume permitted for semi-detached property is 50m3 - 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 be in a Conservation Area – does not comply 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 : 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– does not state on the plans but could add an informative to ensure compliance Must not be higher that 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 - Complies Overall Conclusion: Not Permitted
- The proposal does not constitute permitted development, by virtue of Schedule 2 Article 3, Part 1, Class B, B.1(f) of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015 as the dwellinghouse is on article 2(3) land (Woodford Broadway Conservation Area).
- 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.
