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
Erection of hip to gable rear roof dormer extension, with addition of three rooflights to front roof slope.
Proposal details
- Reference
- PA26/1306
- Alternative references
- PP-14851695
- Ward
- Whitton Ward [WTT]
- Agent
- Shah
- UPRN
- 100022337346
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| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Application Form - Without Personal DataApplication Form - Redacted | 14 Apr 2026 | View |
| CIL QNRApplication Form | 20 Apr 2026 | View |
| Existing & Proposed DrawingsSuperseded Drawing | 21 Apr 2026 | View |
| FSSReport | 21 Apr 2026 | View |
| Existing & Proposed DrawingsSuperseded Drawing | 19 May 2026 | View |
| Existing & Proposed DrawingsRevised Drawing | 29 May 2026 | View |
| DecisionDecision Notice | 5 Jun 2026 | View |
| Officer ReportReport | 5 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 sourceDecision expiry date
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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) 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 dwellinghouse; (b) the enlargement must be constructed so that: (i) other than in the case of a hip-to-gable enlargement or an enlargement which joins the original roof to the roof of a rear or side extension: (aa) the eaves of the original roof are maintained or reinstated; and (bb) the edge of the enlargement closest to the eaves of the original roof is, so far as practicable, not less than 0.2 metres from the eaves, measured along the roof slope from the outside edge of the eaves; and (ii) other than in the case of an enlargement which joins the original roof to the roof of a rear or side extension, no part of the enlargement extends beyond the outside face of any external wall of the original dwellinghouse; and (c) 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.
- 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 condition: (a) that any window located on a 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.
- If you alter your proposals in any way, including in order to comply with the requirements of the Building Regulations, planning permission may be required. The proposal approved by this decision may not be implementable without express planning permission if other external work has taken place under another Certificate of Lawful Development or planning permission granted before or after this decision. If you wish to deviate in any way from the proposals shown on the above drawings you should contact the Development Management Section, Civic Centre, 44 York Street, Twickenham, TW1 3BZ. For the avoidance of doubt the drawing number(s) and document(s) to which this decision refers are as follows:- Received 14/04/2026: - Application Form Received 20/04/2026: - CIL Form Received 29/05/2026: - Drawing: OS Plan, Site Plan, Proposed & Existing Plans, Sections & Elevations
