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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Ordnance Arms, 18 & 18A Beresford Square, Woolwich, London SE16 6AY
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Ordnance Arms, 18 & 18A Beresford Square, Woolwich, London SE16 6AY
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View council mapApplication submitted under Section 73 of the Town & Country Planning Act 1990 for a minor material amendment in connection with the planning permission Ref. 22/0891/F (dated 12/08/2022), for 'Conversion of first, second and third floors into serviced hotel rooms (C1 Use Class), retention and alterations to basement and ground floor public house (Sui Generis Use Class) and beauty salon unit (Sui Generis Use Class) with alterations of ground floor fa�ade details and parapet details, construction of a three-storey infill extension at first, second and roof floor on the Woolwich New Road elevation, installation of a mansard roof with associated dormers and all associated external works.' to allow for the amendment to Condition 2 (Approved Drawings) to make the following changes:- Change in the size of the basement level- Various internal alterations- Redesign to hotel entrance at ground floor- Relocation of bin store- Adjustment to level-access door location- Existing timber stair to be removed and replaced- Enlargement of internal courtyard at first floor level to create plant space and avoid new windows on party wall- Addition of two further rooms at third floor with ensuites- Alterations to roof form- Addition of automatic opening vent and rooflight to roof- Alterations to south-east elevation including increase in roof height, dormer height, resizing in new link windows, opening to ground floor bins store and hotel entrance, replacement of double door sets with single doors, replacement of damaged sash windows on first and second floors- Alterations to northern elevation to reflect roof ridge and height amendments, relocation of public house entrance;- and all other associated works
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Sign in to view collected details| Document | Published | Action |
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| Officers delegated reportReport · PDF | 10 Feb 2026 | View |
| Decision noticeDecision Notice · PDF | 10 Feb 2026 | View |
| Proposed drawingsRevised Drawing · PDF | 29 Jan 2026 | View |
| CorrespondanceCorrespondence · PDF | 16 Dec 2025 | View |
| Approved drawingsDrawing · PDF | 15 Dec 2025 | View |
| Comparison drawingsDrawing · PDF | 15 Dec 2025 | View |
| Window condition scheduleDocument · PDF | 3 Dec 2025 | View |
| Design noteDocument · PDF | 3 Dec 2025 | View |
| Technical noteDocument · PDF | 3 Dec 2025 | View |
| Covering letterDocument · PDF | 3 Dec 2025 | View |
| Application form redactedApplication Form · PDF | 3 Dec 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.