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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120A Lower Road London Southwark SE16 2UB
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120A Lower Road London Southwark SE16 2UB
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View council mapCertificate of lawfulness (proposed) for use of the property as: a full day-care nursery (Class E(f)), a coworking space (Class E(g)(i)), and a cafe (Class E(b)), all operated by The Working Mums Club. Hours of operation: The nursery will operate Monday to Friday, 7:30am to 6:30pm. The coworking space and cafe will operate Monday to Friday, 7am to 7pm and Saturday to Sunday, 8am to 7pm.
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Sign in to view collected details| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| DECISION NOTICE - CLP - GRANTDecision - Notice · PDF | 7 Aug 2026 | View |
| OFFICER ASSESSMENTDecision - Officer Report · PDF | 7 Aug 2026 | View |
| VALID APPLICATION LETTER WITH INVOICEValid Application Letter · PDF | 14 Jul 2026 | View |
| FILE COPY - NEIGHBOUR NOTIFICATION+LISTNeighbour Notification List · PDF | 14 Jul 2026 | View |
| PROPOSED FLOOR PLANSDecision - Plans · PDF | 10 Jul 2026 | View |
| BLOCK AND LOCATION PLANPlan - General · PDF | 10 Jul 2026 | View |
| EXISTING FLOOR PLANSPlan - Existing · PDF | 10 Jul 2026 | View |
| APPLICATION FORM - WITHOUT PERSONAL DATAApplication - Form (Without Personal data) · PDF | 8 Jul 2026 | View |
| PLANNING STATEMENTPlanning statement | 8 Jul 2026 | View |
| LOCATION PLANSite - Location plan · PDF | 8 Jul 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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications.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.