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.
Application overview
A silver birch tree in front garden . Damaged when contractors across the rd moved a large machine on site . Pictures enclosed . A 2- 3m crown reduction to the height is more appropriate to take some weight out of the tree and reduce the sail area (as marked out with the red line on photo dated 09.07.2026).
Proposal details
- Reference
- HGY/2026/1477
- Alternative references
- PP-14961081
- Ward
- Highgate
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Kekewich House, 1 View Road, Hornsey, London, N6 4DJ
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Documents 7 of 7
| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| ApplicationFormRedacted.pdf · PDF | 26 May 2026 | View |
| Tree Work Report HGY.2026.1477 · PDF | 9 Jul 2026 | View |
| image.jpg | 26 May 2026 | View |
| Objection from the Highgate Neighbourhood Forum · PDF | 8 Jun 2026 | View |
| 7857f3d6-99cb-4bdf-ac1c-a46c8bcf62c7.jpeg | 26 May 2026 | View |
| Photo of tree with red line showing proposed reduction | 9 Jul 2026 | View |
| 430b7442-c858-43f7-a4ee-271bd0d946aa.jpeg | 26 May 2026 | View |
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Decision & conditions
Planning conditions
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