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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63 Vestry Road London Southwark SE5 8PG
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63 Vestry Road London Southwark SE5 8PG
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View council mapRear ground floor wrap-around extension. Enlargement of existing rooflight on the rear slope of the main roof and minor works to the garden including new hard landscaping area, raised beds, new fencing, and lowering the ground level by 270mm.
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Sign in to view collected details| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| DECISION NOTICE - HOUSE - GRANTDecision - Notice · PDF | 19 Aug 2026 | View |
| OFFICER ASSESSMENTDecision - Officer Report · PDF | 19 Aug 2026 | View |
| VALID APPLICATION LETTER WITH INVOICEValid Application Letter · PDF | 9 Jul 2026 | View |
| FILE COPY - NEIGHBOUR NOTIFICATION+LISTNeighbour Notification List · PDF | 9 Jul 2026 | View |
| PROPOSED GROUND FLOOR + ROOF PLANDecision - Plans · PDF | 3 Jul 2026 | View |
| PROPOSED SECTIONS & ELEVATIONSDecision - Plans · PDF | 3 Jul 2026 | View |
| COMMUNITY INFRASTRUCTURE LEVY (CIL)CIL - GIA Form · PDF | 17 Jun 2026 | View |
| REASONABLE EXCEPTION STATEMENTFire Statement · PDF | 17 Jun 2026 | View |
| THE LOCATION PLANSite - Location plan · PDF | 15 Jun 2026 | View |
| EXISTING + PROPOSED SITE PLANSite - Block plan · PDF | 15 Jun 2026 | View |
| EXISTING GROUND FLOOR + ROOF PLANPlan - Existing · PDF | 15 Jun 2026 | View |
| EXISTING SECTIONS & ELEVATIONSPlan - Existing · PDF | 15 Jun 2026 | View |
| PLANNING STATEMENTPlanning statement · PDF | 15 Jun 2026 | View |
| EXISTING AND PROPOSED SITE PLANDecision - Plans · PDF | 15 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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications.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.