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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21-29 Town Square Town Centre Stevenage Herts SG1 1BP
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Council sourceChange of use of units 21 to 23 Town Square from Class A3 (Restaurant) to a mixed Class A1 (Retail) and Class A3 (Restaurant and Cafe) space at ground and first floor level, conversion of existing office (Class B1(a)) and Employment Agency (Class A2) at first and second floor level of units 25 to 29 Town Square to a mixed use of offices (Class B1(a)) and gallery (Class D1) and replacement of existing betting shop (Sui Generis) with a ground-floor communal lobby. External renovation works, use of rear roof-terrace as events and amenity space and associated plant.
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View council map| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| DECISION NOTICEDecision Notice · PDF | 4 Apr 2019 | View |
| DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT PG 1 - 15 (AMENDED)Supporting Documents · PDF | 28 Feb 2019 | View |
| DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT PG 15 - 30 (AMENDED)Supporting Documents · PDF | 28 Feb 2019 | View |
| DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT PG 30 - 61 (AMENDED)Supporting Documents · PDF | 28 Feb 2019 | View |
| EXISTING GROUND FLOORDrawings · PDF | 1 Feb 2019 | View |
| EXISTING FIRST FLOORDrawings · PDF | 1 Feb 2019 | View |
| EXISTING SECOND FLOORDrawings · PDF | 1 Feb 2019 | View |
| EXISTING ROOFDrawings · PDF | 1 Feb 2019 | View |
| EXISTING ELEVATIONS 1Drawings · PDF | 1 Feb 2019 | View |
| EXISTING ELEVATIONS 2Drawings · PDF | 1 Feb 2019 | View |
| PROPOSED SITE PLANDrawings · PDF | 1 Feb 2019 | View |
| PROPOSED GROUND FLOORDrawings · PDF | 1 Feb 2019 | View |
| PROPOSED FIRST FLOORDrawings · PDF | 1 Feb 2019 | View |
| PROPOSED SECOND FLOORDrawings · PDF | 1 Feb 2019 | View |
| PROPOSED ROOFDrawings · PDF | 1 Feb 2019 | View |
| PROPOSED ELEVATIONS 1Drawings · PDF | 1 Feb 2019 | View |
| PROPOSED ELEVATIONS 2Drawings · PDF | 1 Feb 2019 | View |
| QF9603 PF6348 RP1 MGR 22-11-18 JP REVSupporting Documents · PDF | 1 Feb 2019 | View |
| EXISTING SITE PLANDrawings · PDF | 1 Feb 2019 | View |
| SITE LOCATION PLANDrawings · PDF | 1 Feb 2019 | View |
| APPLICATIONFORMApplication Form · PDF | 1 Feb 2019 | 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.