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.
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Lever House 3 St James Road Kingston Upon Thames KT1 2BA
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Lever House 3 St James Road Kingston Upon Thames KT1 2BA
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View council mapApplication for a Non-Material Amendment to Planning Permission ref: 20/02499/OUT (Outline planning application for the demolition of Lever House and the erection of a Residential (C3) building not exceeding 16 storeys comprising of a maximum of 115 units, along with a ground floor cafe/retail pod (Use Class - E (c)) with all matters reserved except for access, layout and scale.This application is accompanied by an Environmental Statement.This application is Phase 2 of a 2 stage development - Phase 1 is covered by application reference 20/02495/FUL.Additional Reconsultation Information: Provision of 20 Social rented units (17.4%) and 16 shared ownership units (13.9%) representing 35.2% of the residential units by habitable room; Public footpath to north of Hogsmill realigned, provision of additional childrens play space. Other matters contained within the planning application have not changed.). Amendment to the wording of Condition 3 to alter the trigger point as to when the Design Code is required to be submitted.
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Sign in to view collected details| Document | Published | Action |
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| DECISION NOTICE - GRANT - NMADecision · PDF | 2 Sept 2026 | View |
| Application Form (No personal data)Application Form · PDF | 5 Aug 2026 | View |
| Site Location PlanDrawing · PDF | 5 Aug 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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications.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.