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
1 Silk Street, London, EC2Y 8AL
1 Silk Street, London, EC2Y 8AL
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View council mapDemolition of the existing buildings, reuse/retrofitting of the existing basement (includingcreation of a mezzanine) and construction of a new building for office use (Class E(g)), flexibleoffice/community use (Class E(g)/F2), flexible cultural/event uses (Sui Generis) and flexibleretail/service/food and beverage uses (Class E(a)-(c)) comprising a basement level, ground and20 upper storeys plus roof plant level; creation of new public space and new pedestrian routesat ground level; hard and soft landscaping; pedestrian and vehicle access; blue badge car andcycle parking; ancillary servicing, plant and other back of house space; minor excavation toaccommodate attenuation tank beneath existing basement slab external alterations anddemolition to the south elevation of the adjoining Porter Tun Room of the former WhitbreadBrewery; associated highway works, enabling works and other works associated with thedevelopment.
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Sign in to view collected details| Document | Published | Action |
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| Decision noticeDecision Notice · PDF | 3 Mar 2026 | View |
| Officers delegated reportReport · PDF | 3 Mar 2026 | View |
| CorrespondanceCorrespondence · PDF | 26 Feb 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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications.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.
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Read planning drawings, floor plans, elevations and sections. Use labelled diagrams, a drawing comparison table and revision checks to understand a proposal.