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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New City Court 20 St Thomas Street London Southwark SE1 9RS
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New City Court 20 St Thomas Street London Southwark SE1 9RS
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View council mapDetails of condition 15 (Archaeological Mitigation) as required by planning permission ref. 24/AP/3803 dated ref. 25/11/2025 for '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 ThomasStreet) 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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Sign in to view collected details| Document | Published | Action |
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| VALID APPLICATION LETTER WITH INVOICEValid Application Letter · PDF | 7 Sept 2026 | View |
| APPLICATION FORM - WITHOUT PERSONAL DATAApplication - Form (Without Personal data) · PDF | 12 Aug 2026 | View |
| WRITTEN SCHEME OF INVESTIGATION FOR AN ARCHAEOLOGICAL WATCHING BRIEFDocument · PDF | 12 Aug 2026 | View |
| Application - Covering letterApplication - Covering letter · PDF | 12 Aug 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.