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.
Council planning record
New City Court 4-26 St Thomas Street London SE1 9RS
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New City Court 4-26 St Thomas Street London SE1 9RS
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View council mapDetails of condition 17 'Hard and soft landscaping' required by planning permission ref. 24/AP/3803 'Redevelopment of the site to include:- Redevelopment of the existing 1980s office building with partial demolition (including demolition of the St Thomas Street entrance building and the King's Head Yard facade); the construction of side extensions and upward extension to add 5 storeys and create a 10-storey office building plus plant, balconies and roof terraces;- Redevelopment of Keats House (nos. 24-26 St Thomas Street) with retention of the historic frontage and construction of a roof extension to add one storey of office floorspace;- Restoration and refurbishment of the listed Georgian terrace (nos. 4-16 St Thomas Street) to create level front entrances to the offices, internal alterations and new glazed roof to the rear courtyard (with separate LBC application ref. 24/AP/3804); - Associated public realm and highway works to St Thomas Street and King's Head Yard, cycle parking and all ancillary works.'
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| DECISION NOTICE - AOD - GRANTDecision - Notice · PDF | 15 Sept 2026 | View |
| OFFICER ASSESSMENTDecision - Officer Report · PDF | 15 Sept 2026 | View |
| STY - CONDITION 17 - COVER LETTERDocument · PDF | 8 Sept 2026 | View |
| VALID APPLICATION LETTER WITH INVOICEValid Application Letter · PDF | 30 Jul 2026 | View |
| APPLICATION FORM - WITHOUT PERSONAL DATAApplication - Form (Without Personal data) · PDF | 21 Jul 2026 | View |
| GENERAL ARRANGEMENT 5TH FLOOR LANDSCAPE PLANDecision - Plans · PDF | 21 Jul 2026 | View |
| GENERAL ARRANGEMENT 6TH FLOOR LANDSCAPE PLANDecision - Plans · PDF | 21 Jul 2026 | View |
| GENERAL ARRANGEMENT 7TH FLOOR LANDSCAPE PLANDecision - Plans · PDF | 21 Jul 2026 | View |
| GENERAL ARRANGEMENT 8TH FLOOR LANDSCAPE PLANDecision - Plans · PDF | 21 Jul 2026 | View |
| GENERAL ARRANGEMENT 9TH FLOOR LANDSCAPE PLANDecision - Plans · PDF | 21 Jul 2026 | View |
| GENERAL ARRANGEMENT 10TH FLOOR LANDSCAPE PLANDecision - Plans · PDF | 21 Jul 2026 | View |
| GENERAL ARRANGEMENT ROOF LANDSCAPE PLANDecision - Plans · PDF | 21 Jul 2026 | View |
| GENERAL ARRANGEMENT LOWER GROUND FLOOR LANDSCAPE PLANDecision - Plans · PDF | 21 Jul 2026 | View |
| TYPICAL BUILD-UPS - LOWER GROUND PAVINGDecision - Plans · PDF | 21 Jul 2026 | View |
| TYPICAL BUILD-UPS - GROUND FLOOR PAVINGDecision - Plans · PDF | 21 Jul 2026 | View |
| TYPICAL BUILD-UPS - GROUND FLOOR PAVINGDecision - Plans · PDF | 21 Jul 2026 | View |
| TYPICAL BUILD-UPS - GROUND FLOOR PAVINGDecision - Plans · PDF | 21 Jul 2026 | View |
| TYPICAL BUILD-UPS - GROUND FLOOR PAVINGDecision - Plans · PDF | 21 Jul 2026 | View |
| MATERIALS SCHEDULEDecision - Plans · PDF | 21 Jul 2026 | View |
| LANDSCAPE SPECIFICATION STAGE 4Document · PDF | 21 Jul 2026 | View |
| GENERAL ARRANGEMENT GROUND FLOOR LANDSCAPE PLANDecision - Plans · PDF | 21 Jul 2026 | View |
| GENERAL ARRANGEMENT GROUND FLOOR GRADING PLANDecision - Plans · PDF | 21 Jul 2026 | View |
| GENERAL SECTIONS GROUND FLOORDecision - Plans · PDF | 21 Jul 2026 | View |
| GENERAL SECTIONS GROUND FLOORDecision - Plans · PDF | 21 Jul 2026 | View |
| GENERAL ARRANGEMENT 1ST FLOOR LANDSCAPE PLANDecision - Plans · PDF | 21 Jul 2026 | View |
| GENERAL ARRANGEMENT 2ND FLOOR LANDSCAPE PLANDecision - Plans · PDF | 21 Jul 2026 | View |
| GENERAL ARRANGEMENT 3RD FLOOR LANDSCAPE PLANDecision - Plans · PDF | 21 Jul 2026 | View |
| GENERAL ARRANGEMENT 4TH FLOOR LANDSCAPE PLANDecision - Plans · PDF | 21 Jul 2026 | View |
| TYPICAL BUILD-UPS - LEVEL 10 TERRACE PAVINGDecision - Plans · PDF | 21 Jul 2026 | View |
| TYPICAL BUILD-UPS - GROUND FLOOR FURNITUREDecision - Plans · PDF | 21 Jul 2026 | View |
| TYPICAL SOIL BUILD-UPS - GROUND AND LOWER GROUND FLOORDecision - Plans · PDF | 21 Jul 2026 | View |
| TYPICAL SOIL BUILD-UPS - GROUND AND LOWER GROUND FLOORDecision - Plans · PDF | 21 Jul 2026 | View |
| TYPICAL SOIL BUILD-UPS - TERRACESDecision - Plans · PDF | 21 Jul 2026 | View |
| PLANTING SCHEDULEPlanning statement · PDF | 21 Jul 2026 | View |
| Q28 TOPSOIL, GROWING MEDIA AND AMELIORANTSGround investigation report · PDF | 21 Jul 2026 | View |
| SOIL PLAN GROUND FLOOR LANDSCAPE PLANDecision - Plans · PDF | 21 Jul 2026 | View |
| SOIL PLAN ROOF LANDSCAPE PLANDecision - Plans · PDF | 21 Jul 2026 | View |
| TYPICAL BUILD-UPS - GROUND FLOOR FURNITUREDecision - Plans · PDF | 21 Jul 2026 | View |
| TYPICAL BUILD-UPS - LEVEL 4 TERRACE PAVINGDecision - Plans · PDF | 21 Jul 2026 | View |
| TYPICAL BUILD-UPS - LEVEL 5 TERRACE PAVINGDecision - Plans · PDF | 21 Jul 2026 | View |
| TYPICAL BUILD-UPS - LEVEL 8 - 9 TERRACE PAVINGDecision - Plans · PDF | 21 Jul 2026 | View |
| GENERAL SECTIONS INTERNAL ATRIUMDecision - Plans · PDF | 21 Jul 2026 | View |
| GENERAL SECTIONS ROOF TERRACESDecision - Plans · PDF | 21 Jul 2026 | View |
| GENERAL SECTIONS ROOF TERRACESDecision - Plans · PDF | 21 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.
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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications. Compare status labels and find the documents explaining each outcome.
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Read planning drawings, floor plans, elevations and sections. Use labelled diagrams, a drawing comparison table and revision checks to understand a proposal.