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.
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256-260 Walworth Road London Southwark SE17 1JF
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256-260 Walworth Road London Southwark SE17 1JF
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View council mapPrior approval notification (Schedule 2, Part 3, Class G) for partial change of use of the upper floors of 256-260 Walworth Road from office use (Use Class E) to two studio flats (Use Class C3).
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Sign in to view collected details| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| DECISION NOTICE - PRI - REQUIRED/APPROVDDecision - Notice · PDF | 11 Aug 2026 | View |
| OFFICER ASSESSMENTDecision - Officer Report · PDF | 11 Aug 2026 | View |
| PROPOSED GROUND FLOOR PLANDecision - Plans · PDF | 30 Jul 2026 | View |
| DISPLAYED SITE NOTICESite notice | 30 Jul 2026 | View |
| SITE NOTICESite notice · PDF | 30 Jun 2026 | View |
| VALID APPLICATION LETTER WITH INVOICEValid Application Letter · PDF | 29 Jun 2026 | View |
| FILE COPY - NEIGHBOUR NOTIFICATION+LISTNeighbour Notification List · PDF | 29 Jun 2026 | View |
| APPLICATION FORM - WITHOUT PERSONAL DATAApplication - Form (Without Personal data) · PDF | 1 Jun 2026 | View |
| BLOCK PLAN OF THE SITEDecision - Plans · PDF | 1 Jun 2026 | View |
| PROPOSED FIRST FLOOR PLANDecision - Plans · PDF | 1 Jun 2026 | View |
| PROPOSED SECTION A-ADecision - Plans · PDF | 1 Jun 2026 | View |
| EXISTING SECTION A-APlan - Existing · PDF | 1 Jun 2026 | View |
| EXISTING GROUND FLOOR PLANPlan - Existing · PDF | 1 Jun 2026 | View |
| EXISTING FIRST FLOOR PLAPlan - Existing · PDF | 1 Jun 2026 | View |
| EXISTING AND PROPOSED SIDE ELEVATIONSDecision - Plans · PDF | 1 Jun 2026 | View |
| EXISTING AND PROPOSED REAR ELEVATION (WEST)Decision - Plans · PDF | 1 Jun 2026 | View |
| EXISTING AND PROPOSED FRONT ELEVATION (EAST)Decision - Plans · PDF | 1 Jun 2026 | View |
| DAYLIGHT AND SUNLIGHTDaylight/Sunlight assessment · PDF | 1 Jun 2026 | View |
| FLOOD RISK ASSESSMENTFlood risk assessment · PDF | 1 Jun 2026 | View |
| NOISE IMPACT ASSESSMENTNoise impact assessment · PDF | 1 Jun 2026 | View |
| COVERING LETTERApplication - Covering letter · PDF | 1 Jun 2026 | View |
| LAND CONTAMINATION ASSESSMENTGround investigation report · PDF | 1 Jun 2026 | View |
| LAND CONTAMINATION ASSESSMENTGround investigation report · PDF | 1 Jun 2026 | View |
| LAND CONTAMINATION ASSESSMENTGround investigation report · PDF | 1 Jun 2026 | View |
| COMMUNITY INFRASTRUCTURE LEVY - COMPLETED FORMCIL - GIA Form · PDF | 1 Jun 2026 | View |
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Understanding planning · 13 min read
Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.
Understanding planning · 13 min read
Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications. Compare status labels and find the documents explaining each outcome.
Understanding planning · 13 min read
Read planning drawings, floor plans, elevations and sections. Use labelled diagrams, a drawing comparison table and revision checks to understand a proposal.