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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Open Space (central) Queen's Gardens London W2 3BA
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Council source1855 - London plane - Reduce south side of canopy by 3-4m to rebalance, ease suppression on south side and improve relationship with adjacent properties.1859 - Hybrid poplar - Re-pollard to established points at 13m x 2.5m. Cyclical tree management works.1861 - Hornbeam - Remove deadwood and weak branches over gardens. Works required as part of the routine maintenance of the gardens.1862 - Common hawthorn - Remove 1no. partially failed branch at 1.5m towards gardens. Works required for risk mitigation.1865 - London plane - Reduce south side upper canopy by up to 3m, to c. 6m from trunk, in line with lower canopy, for balance. Reduce north and north-west canopy by up to 4m to c. 6m from trunk, to rebalance canopy and ease suppression on adjacent trees, as implemented for plane trees in eastern garden.1866 - Flowering cherry - Crown lift to maintain 4m clearance above road. Works required as part of the routine maintenance of the gardens.1879 - Sycamore - Remove numerous small diameter partially failed/dead branches at c. 5m and 10m. Works required for risk mitigation.
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View council map| Document | Published | Action |
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| RECEIPT OF APPLICATIONOther · PDF | 15 Oct 2026 | View |
| PROPOSALVentilation/Extraction statement | 14 Oct 2026 | View |
| APPLICATIONFORMREDACTEDApplication Form · PDF | 14 Oct 2026 | View |
| FEECALCULATIONBackground Papers · PDF | 14 Oct 2026 | View |
| ATTACHMENTSUMMARYBackground Papers · PDF | 14 Oct 2026 | View |
| MDJAC-AM26114-TSP-01.2 CENTRAL GARDENDrawing · PDF | 14 Oct 2026 | View |
| MDJAC-AM26114-TSP-01.1 EAST GARDENDrawing · PDF | 14 Oct 2026 | View |
| MDJAC-AM26114-LETREP-01-APPS - 2026 SURVEY FINDINGSBackground Papers · PDF | 14 Oct 2026 | View |
| STATEMENT OF REASONS FOR WORK_INCLUDED_IN_TREE SURVEYBackground Papers · PDF | 14 Oct 2026 | View |
| COVERING LETTER_INCLUDED_IN_TREE SURVEYBackground Papers · PDF | 14 Oct 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.