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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Cresta House 8 Alma Street Luton LU1 2PL
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Cresta House 8 Alma Street Luton LU1 2PL
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View council mapConversion and change of use from community infrastructure (Class D1) to 36 flats (16 one-bedroom and 20 two-bedroom) (Class C3) across the second, part of the fourth, fifth and part of the sixth floor. Discharge of conditions 5 (site security) and 6 (management plan) of planning permission 19/00926/COU dated 17th March 2020.
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Sign in to view collected details| Document | Published | Action |
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| Case Officer ReportCase Officer Report · PDF | 24 May 2022 | View |
| Decision NoticeDecision Notice · PDF | 24 May 2022 | View |
| DC05 - CON6 Managment Plan -Engel JacobsCurrent Docs - ADDITIONAL · PDF | 17 May 2022 | View |
| DC01 REV A- CON6 Managment PlanCurrent Docs - AMENDED · PDF | 17 May 2022 | View |
| DC02 - Con 5 - First Floor PlanCurrent Docs · PDF | 28 Mar 2022 | View |
| DC03 - Con 5 - Ground Floor PlanCurrent Docs · PDF | 28 Mar 2022 | View |
| DC04 - Con 5 - Upper Ground Floor PlanCurrent Docs · PDF | 28 Mar 2022 | View |
| APPLICATION FORMApplication Form · PDF | 21 Mar 2022 | View |
| CRESTA H. ACCESS AND SECURITY MANAGEMENT MRCurrent Docs · PDF | 21 Mar 2022 | View |
| DC01 - CON 6 - MANAGEMENT PLANCurrent Docs - SUPERSEDED · PDF | 21 Mar 2022 | View |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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications.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.