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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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1 Silk Street, London, EC2Y 8AL & Porter Tun Room, The Brewery, Milton Street, London, EC1Y 4SA
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1 Silk Street, London, EC2Y 8AL & Porter Tun Room, The Brewery, Milton Street, London, EC1Y 4SA
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View council mapThis development is proposed to be a phased development (phase 1: demolition, phase 2 construction) comprising: the demolition of the existing buildings, partial retention of the existing basement (including creation of a mezzanine) and construction of a new building for office use (Class E(g)), flexible office/community use (Class E(g)/F2), flexible cultural/event uses (Sui Generis) and flexible retail/service/food and beverage uses (Class E(a)-(c)); comprising a basement level, ground and 20 upper storeys plus roof plant level; creation of new public space and new pedestrian routes at ground level; hard and soft landscaping; pedestrian and vehicle access; blue badge car and cycle parking; ancillary servicing, plant and other back of house space; excavation to accommodate attenuation tank beneath existing basement slab, external alterations and demolition to the south elevation of the adjoining Porter Tun Room of the former Whitbread Brewery; associated highway works, enabling works and other works associated with the development. Our refs 25/00829/FULEIA and 25/00830/LBC
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| ReportsReport · PDF | 11 Feb 2026 | View |
| Decision noticeDecision Notice · PDF | 11 Feb 2026 | View |
| Acknowledgement letterCorrespondence · PDF | 29 Sept 2025 | View |
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