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
49 RUTHERGLEN ROAD, ABBEY WOOD, LONDON, SE2 0YA
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49 RUTHERGLEN ROAD, ABBEY WOOD, LONDON, SE2 0YA
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View council mapChange of use from an existing dwelling (Use Class C3), to a 6-bed, 6-person HMO (Use Class C4), in addition to a replacement single-storey rear extension (at a larger scale), construction if a rear dormer, provision of rooflights cycle and refuse storage and all other associated works.
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| UnknownDocument · PDF | 16 Sept 2025 | View |
| UnknownDocument · PDF | 15 Sept 2025 | View |
| Planning fire safety strategyDocument · PDF | 9 Sept 2025 | View |
| Acknowledgement letterCorrespondence · PDF | 9 Sept 2025 | View |
| Existing + proposed drawings - rear dormer extn., & 6 unitDrawing · PDF | 3 Sept 2025 | View |
| Hmo management plan -Document · PDF | 3 Sept 2025 | View |
| Planning statementDocument · PDF | 3 Sept 2025 | View |
| Application form redactedApplication Form · PDF | 7 Aug 2025 | 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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications.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.