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 COUTHURST ROAD, BLACKHEATH, LONDON, SE3 8TN
1 COUTHURST ROAD, BLACKHEATH, LONDON, SE3 8TN
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View council mapDemolition and construction of a single-storey rear extension. Installation of a rooflight and first floor window to the side with associated works.
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Sign in to view collected details| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Decision noticeDecision Notice · PDF | 11 May 2026 | View |
| Acknowledgement letterCorrespondence · PDF | 31 Mar 2026 | View |
| Site location planDrawing · PDF | 25 Mar 2026 | View |
| NoticeDocument · PDF | 25 Mar 2026 | View |
| Application form redactedApplication Form · PDF | 25 Mar 2026 | View |
| Existing side elevationDrawing · PDF | 25 Mar 2026 | View |
| Existing sectionDrawing · PDF | 25 Mar 2026 | View |
| Proposed sectionDrawing · PDF | 25 Mar 2026 | View |
| Proposed site plan & block planDrawing · PDF | 25 Mar 2026 | View |
| Existing front and rear elevationDrawing · PDF | 25 Mar 2026 | View |
| Proposed first and rear elevationDrawing · PDF | 25 Mar 2026 | View |
| Reasonable exception statementDocument · PDF | 25 Mar 2026 | View |
| Existing site plan & block planDrawing · PDF | 25 Mar 2026 | View |
| Design and access statementDocument · PDF | 25 Mar 2026 | View |
| Existing ground floor planDrawing · PDF | 25 Mar 2026 | View |
| Existing first floor planDrawing · PDF | 25 Mar 2026 | View |
| Proposed side elevationDrawing · PDF | 25 Mar 2026 | View |
| Proposed ground floor planDrawing · PDF | 25 Mar 2026 | View |
| Proposed first floor planDrawing · PDF | 25 Mar 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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications.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.