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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Plot H7 Elephant Park London Southwark SE17 1JL
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Plot H7 Elephant Park London Southwark SE17 1JL
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View council mapDetails of condition 7 'Landscaping and planting' - with a revised landscaping scheme along the northern side of the plot to replace the CEDEC surfacing with buff colour asphalt surface - as required by reserved matters approval ref. 19/AP/1166 dated 05/03/2019 for 'Application for the approval of reserved matters (access, scale, appearance, layout and landscaping) for Plot H7 within Elephant Park (previously referred to as the Heygate Masterplan), submitted pursuant to Outline Planning Permission ref: 12/AP/1092. The proposal comprises the construction of a development ranging between 9 and 25 storeys in height (maximum building height 86.75 m AOD), comprising 424 residential units, 1,237sqm (GEA) of flexible retail (Classes A1 - A5) uses and 628 sqm (GEA) flexible retail, community and leisure (Classes A1-A5, D1-D2), car parking, cycle storage, servicing, plant areas, landscaping, public realm, and other associated works.'
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Sign in to view collected details| Document | Published | Action |
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| DECISION NOTICE - AOD - GRANTDecision - Notice · PDF | 22 Jul 2026 | View |
| OFFICER ASSESSMENTDecision - Officer Report · PDF | 22 Jul 2026 | View |
| THE PARK ARBORICULTURAL METHOD STATEMENTDocument · PDF | 17 Jul 2026 | View |
| VALID APPLICATION LETTER WITH INVOICEValid Application Letter · PDF | 16 Jun 2026 | View |
| APPLICATION FORM - WITHOUT PERSONAL DATAApplication - Form (Without Personal data) · PDF | 11 Jun 2026 | View |
| COVER LETTERApplication - Covering letter · PDF | 11 Jun 2026 | View |
| SITEWIDE CEDEC REVIEW PLOT H7 NORTHDecision - Plans · PDF | 11 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.