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
61 FAIROAK DRIVE, ELTHAM, LONDON, SE9 2QQ
61 FAIROAK DRIVE, ELTHAM, LONDON, SE9 2QQ
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View council mapDemolition of existing garage and construction two storey side, single storey front and a single storey rear extension, loft conversion with a hip to gable, rear dormer with a small balcony, and 3 rooflights to front roofslope (Amended description. Re-consultation).
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|---|---|---|
| Officers delegated reportReport · PDF | 16 Feb 2026 | View |
| Decision noticeDecision Notice · PDF | 16 Feb 2026 | View |
| Reasonable exception statementDocument · PDF | 24 Dec 2025 | View |
| Acknowledgement letterCorrespondence · PDF | 24 Dec 2025 | View |
| Site location planDrawing · PDF | 15 Dec 2025 | View |
| Existing proposed sectionsDrawing · PDF | 15 Dec 2025 | View |
| Proposed elevationsDrawing · PDF | 15 Dec 2025 | View |
| Proposed block planDrawing · PDF | 15 Dec 2025 | View |
| Existing floor plansDrawing · PDF | 15 Dec 2025 | View |
| Proposed second floor and roof plansDrawing · PDF | 15 Dec 2025 | View |
| Existing block planDrawing · PDF | 15 Dec 2025 | View |
| Proposed ground and first floor plansDrawing · PDF | 15 Dec 2025 | View |
| Existing elevationsDrawing · PDF | 15 Dec 2025 | View |
| Application form redactedApplication Form · PDF | 15 Dec 2025 | View |
| Design statementDocument · PDF | 15 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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications.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.