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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Ashley Building Middle Temple Lane London EC4Y 9BT
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Ashley Building Middle Temple Lane London EC4Y 9BT
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View council mapTree Maintenance Works - Cat 4 Tree SW00628 - Liriodendron tulipifera in Middle Temple Garden. Sensitively reduce longer protruding elements of the eastern canopy from building by 2m, maintaining natural flowing lines and shape and form pruning to suitable secondary growth points. Tree SW00626 - Crataegus spp. in Middle Temple Garden. Sensitively reduce longer protruding elements of the eastern canopy from building by 2m, maintaining natural flowing lines and shape and form pruning to suitable secondary growth points.Tree SW00580 - London plane in Fountain Court. Remove low branch at 3m south and lift remaining canopy to 3m to an even level.
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| Officers ReportOfficers Report · PDF | 30 Sept 2025 | View |
| NO OBJECTION TO WORKS TO TREE(S) IN A CONSERVATION AREADecision · PDF | 30 Sept 2025 | View |
| TREE SURVEY - PART TWOReport - Tree Report · PDF | 20 Aug 2025 | View |
| SUPPORTING DOCUMENT - SKETCH PLANOther · PDF | 20 Aug 2025 | View |
| APPLICATION FORM - REDACTEDApplication Form · PDF | 20 Aug 2025 | View |
| TREE SURVEY - PART ONEReport - Tree Report · PDF | 20 Aug 2025 | 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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications.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.