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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Offices Morley House 26 - 30 Holborn Viaduct London EC1A 2AT
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Offices Morley House 26 - 30 Holborn Viaduct London EC1A 2AT
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View council mapDemolition of the existing building, partial retention of the existing basement and the erection of a lower ground, mezzanine, ground plus 11 storey building for hotel (Class C1) use, provision of substation, blue badge car and cycle parking, ancillary uses, servicing,rooftop plant and other back of house space, enabling works and other works associatedwith the development.
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Sign in to view collected details| Document | Published | Action |
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| Decision noticeDecision Notice · PDF | 1 Sept 2025 | View |
| CorrespondanceCorrespondence · PDF | 22 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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications.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.