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
Application for prior approval for a microgeneration solar PV installation across the flat roof.
Proposal details
- Reference
- PA26/1156
- Alternative references
- PP-14826212
- Ward
- Ham, Petersham & Richmond Riverside Ward [HMP]
- Agent
- Hughes
- UPRN
- 10070725306
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| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Application Form - Without Personal DataApplication Form - Redacted | 31 Mar 2026 | View |
| Roof Plan - ExistingPhotographs and photomontages | 31 Mar 2026 | View |
| Covering letterCovering letter | 31 Mar 2026 | View |
| CIL FORMCommunity Infrastructure Levy Form | 31 Mar 2026 | View |
| Block PlanSubmitted Drawing | 31 Mar 2026 | View |
| DATA DETAILSSpecifications | 15 Apr 2026 | View |
| Existing and Proposed drawingsSubmitted Drawing | 15 Apr 2026 | View |
| Officer ReportReport | 20 May 2026 | View |
| decisionDecision Notice | 20 May 2026 | View |
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Application timeline
Council milestones and published deadlines. A deadline passing does not confirm a decision.
Consultation expiry date
Past published deadlineA published target or deadline. It does not confirm an outcome.
Council sourceStatutory expiry date
Past published deadlineA published target or deadline. It does not confirm an outcome.
Council sourcePublicity end date
Past published deadlineA published target or deadline. It does not confirm an outcome.
Council sourceSite notice end date
Past published deadlineA published target or deadline. It does not confirm an outcome.
Council sourceDecision due date
Past published deadlineA published target or deadline. It does not confirm an outcome.
Council sourceDecision expiry date
Published deadlineA published target or deadline. It does not confirm an outcome.
Council source
Decision & conditions
decisionPlanning conditions
- This proposal CONSTITUTES DEVELOPMENT within the meaning of Section 55 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990, but by virtue of Article 3 and Schedule 2 of the Town and Country (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 and any subsequent legislative amendments is of a class which is described as PERMITTED DEVELOPMENT and therefore planning permission IS NOT REQUIRED subject to the following conditions: (a) Solar PV or solar thermal equipment is, so far as practicable, sited so as to minimise its effect on the external appearance of the building; (b) Solar PV or solar thermal equipment is, so far as practicable, sited so as to minimise its effect on the amenity of the area; and (c) Solar PV or solar thermal equipment is removed as soon as reasonably practicable when no longer needed.
- For the avoidance of doubt the Drawing(s) No(s) to which this decision refers are as follows: Existing and Proposed Drawings, inclusive of Existing and Proposed Roof Plans, Existing and Proposed Elevations, Existing and Proposed Block Plan and Location Plan - Sheets 1-9 - Submitted 15 April 2026 Prior Approval Documentation - Pages 1-4 - Submitted 31 March 2026 Neostar 2S Mono-Glass Module 500W-515W specifications - Submitted 31 March 2026
