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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Lester Hall 48 - 54 John Street Luton
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Lester Hall 48 - 54 John Street Luton
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View council mapConversion and change of use from student accommodation Class (C2) to 14 flats (13 x three bedroom) and (1 x two bedroom) flats (Class C3).
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Sign in to view collected details| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| EOT confirmation - 29.12.2023Correspondence | 29 Dec 2023 | View |
| DECISION NOTICEDecision Notice · PDF | 29 Dec 2023 | View |
| Section 106Current Docs · PDF | 18 Dec 2023 | View |
| Committee ReportCommittee Report · PDF | 19 Dec 2022 | View |
| DC03 - ACCOMMODATION SCHEDULECurrent Docs · PDF | 27 May 2022 | View |
| DC02 - TRANSPORT TECHNICAL NOTECurrent Docs · PDF | 27 May 2022 | View |
| PP21-04005E - PROPOSED ELEVATIONSCurrent Docs - AMENDED · PDF | 27 May 2022 | View |
| PP21-04003S - PROPOSED FLOOR PLANSCurrent Docs - AMENDED · PDF | 27 May 2022 | View |
| AFFINITY WATERComment - Consultee · PDF | 24 Nov 2021 | View |
| ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTIONComment - Consultee · PDF | 5 Nov 2021 | View |
| Thames Water CommentsComment - Consultee · PDF | 4 Nov 2021 | View |
| PP21-04005 - PROPOSED ELEVATIONSCurrent Docs - SUPERSEDED · PDF | 1 Nov 2021 | View |
| PP21-04004 - Existing ElevationsCurrent Docs · PDF | 1 Nov 2021 | View |
| DC01 - PLANNING AND DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENTCurrent Docs · PDF | 25 Oct 2021 | View |
| FEECALCULATIONThe BackGround Papers · PDF | 25 Oct 2021 | View |
| APPLICATIONFORMApplication Form · PDF | 25 Oct 2021 | View |
| APPLICATION FORMApplication Form · PDF | 25 Oct 2021 | View |
| PP21-04001A - A3 - SITE AND BLOCK PLANCurrent Docs · PDF | 21 Oct 2021 | View |
| PP21-04003L - PROPOSED FLOOR PLANSCurrent Docs - SUPERSEDED · PDF | 21 Oct 2021 | View |
| PP21-04002A - EXISTING FLOOR PLANSCurrent Docs · PDF | 16 Sept 2021 | 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.