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
41 HIGHMEAD, PLUMSTEAD, LONDON, SE18 2DH
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41 HIGHMEAD, PLUMSTEAD, LONDON, SE18 2DH
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View council mapDemolition of the existing rear extension and lean to extension, and construction of a single storey rear extension with associated works.
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Sign in to view collected details| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| ReportsReport · PDF | 19 Jan 2026 | View |
| Decision noticeDecision Notice · PDF | 19 Jan 2026 | View |
| Acknowledgement letterCorrespondence · PDF | 17 Dec 2025 | View |
| Proposed block planDrawing · PDF | 9 Dec 2025 | View |
| Existing and proposed first floor plansDrawing · PDF | 9 Dec 2025 | View |
| Existing and proposed ground floor plansDrawing · PDF | 9 Dec 2025 | View |
| Site location planDrawing · PDF | 9 Dec 2025 | View |
| Existing block planDrawing · PDF | 9 Dec 2025 | View |
| Existing and proposed roof plansDrawing · PDF | 9 Dec 2025 | View |
| Existing and proposed rear and flank elevationsDrawing · PDF | 9 Dec 2025 | View |
| Existing and proposed front and flank elevationsDrawing · PDF | 9 Dec 2025 | View |
| Reasonable exception statementDocument · PDF | 9 Dec 2025 | View |
| Flood mapDocument · PDF | 9 Dec 2025 | View |
| Planning statementDocument · PDF | 9 Dec 2025 | View |
| Existing and proposed section a-aDrawing · PDF | 9 Dec 2025 | View |
| Application form redactedApplication Form · PDF | 9 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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications.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.