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
WORKSHOP TO THE REAR OF 14 GUNNING STREET, PLUMSTEAD, LONDON, SE18 1BY
WORKSHOP TO THE REAR OF 14 GUNNING STREET, PLUMSTEAD, LONDON, SE18 1BY
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View council mapRetrospective change of use of rear workshop from ancillary residential (Use Class C3) to a storage and distribution unit on ground floor for construction materials (Use Class B8) and ancillary office space on the first floor, in addition to the proposed rebuilding of damaged walls and raised infill walls, creation of courtyard areas at ground and first floor level, addition of windows and doors of the existing workshop, and all other associated alterations (amended description)
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Sign in to view collected details| Document | Published | Action |
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| ReportsReport · PDF | 12 Jun 2026 | View |
| Decision noticeDecision Notice · PDF | 12 Jun 2026 | View |
| Location planDrawing · PDF | 11 Jun 2026 | View |
| Existing plans and elevationsDrawing · PDF | 11 Jun 2026 | View |
| Proposed plans and elevationsDrawing · PDF | 11 Jun 2026 | View |
| Pre-existing plans and elevationsDrawing · PDF | 13 Apr 2026 | View |
| Acknowledgement letterCorrespondence · PDF | 13 Apr 2026 | View |
| UnknownDocument · PDF | 13 Apr 2026 | View |
| Flood risk assessmentDocument · PDF | 5 Mar 2026 | View |
| Document bundleDocument · PDF | 23 Jan 2026 | View |
| Application form redactedApplication Form · PDF | 23 Jan 2026 | 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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications.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.