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
4m tall Cotoneaster in a small private back garden. Tree canopy is half dead, and supressing an ornamental Acer next door. Propose to remove; the owner has agreed. No plans to replant a tree: it is a small garden, the Acer is next door, also there is a big lime tree on the other side to the West, overhanging this garden, which may be contributing to the Cotoneaster's poor health (aphid mess), and a big plane tree nearby to the East. See photos. The regrowth from the Cotoneaster stump might be managed as a shrub in future.
Proposal details
- Reference
- P2026/1265/TRE
- Alternative references
- PP-14935813
- Ward
- Canonbury
- Agent
- Luke Geddes
- UPRN
- 5300049199
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| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| File Size: 5065707, Reference: Sketch planDefault | 14 May 2026 | View |
| File Size: 6742256, Reference: Photographs and photomontagesDefault | 14 May 2026 | View |
| File Size: 4616464, Reference: Photographs and photomontagesDefault | 14 May 2026 | View |
| 854316-854303T-ACK2-_CAC_Valid_Notification_919_v1.pdfTrees - Final Decision Note | 26 May 2026 | View |
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Application timeline
Council milestones and published deadlines. A deadline passing does not confirm a decision.
Decision due date
Past published deadlineA published target or deadline. It does not confirm an outcome.
Council source
Decision & conditions
854316-854303T-ACK2-_CAC_Valid_Notification_919_v1.pdfPlanning conditions
Conditions aren’t listed here. Read the council decision notice for the full decision and conditions.
