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.
Council planning record
VILLAGE COURT, HURREN CLOSE, LONDON, SE3 0XE
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VILLAGE COURT, HURREN CLOSE, LONDON, SE3 0XE
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View council mapONE Willow tree(T1)(Ht. 5m) RE-POLLARD REDUCE HEIGHT by 1m from 5m to 4m, REDUCE RADIUS by 4m from 5m to 1m on all compass points. Reason: Re-pollard to previous points.ONE Scarlett Maple tree(T2)(Ht. 13m) CROWN HEIGHT REDUCTION by 2.5m from 13m to 10.5m, REDUCE RADIUS by 2m from 7m to 5m on all compass points. Reason: General Maintenance.ONE Whitebeam tree(T3)(Ht. 12m)CROWN HEIGHT REDUCTION by 3m from 12m to 9m, REDUCE RADIUS by 2.5m from 7m to 4.5m on all compass points. Reason: General Maintenance.ONE Whitebeam tree(T4)(Ht. 9m)CROWN HEIGHT REDUCTION by 3m from 9m to 6m, REDUCE RADIUS by 1.5m from 5m to 3.5m on all compass points. Reason: General Maintenance.ONE Whitebeam tree(T5)(Ht. 11m)CROWN HEIGHT REDUCTION by 3m from 11m to 8m, REDUCE RADIUS by 1m from 5m to 4m on all compass points. Reason: General Maintenance.ONE Cherry tree(T6)(Ht. 7m)CROWN HEIGHT REDUCTION by 2m from 7m to 5m, REDUCE RADIUS by 1.5m from 4.5m to 3m on all compass points. Reason: General Maintenance.ONE Willow tree (T7)(Ht. 9m) RE-POLLARD REDUCE HEIGHT by 4.5m from 9m to 4.5m, REDUCE RADIUS by 3.5m from 6m to 2.5m on all compass points. Reason: General Maintenance.Informative A: The sensitive management of the trees is greatly appreciated for landscape amenity, wildlife, wellbeing, and urban forest canopy for environmental benefits to mitigate the effects of climate change.Informative B: Wherever possible, please create habitat log piles in the garden from cut branches for wildlife and biodiversity.
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Sign in to view collected details| Document | Published | Action |
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| Decision noticeDecision · PDF | 24 Mar 2025 | View |
| Reason for work statementCase Copy Documents | 28 Feb 2025 | View |
| Tree location planSite Location Plan | 28 Feb 2025 | View |
| Tree image 1Photographs | 28 Feb 2025 | View |
| Tree image 3Photographs | 28 Feb 2025 | View |
| Tree image 5Photographs | 28 Feb 2025 | View |
| Tree image 6Photographs | 28 Feb 2025 | View |
| Tree image 4Case Copy Documents | 28 Feb 2025 | View |
| Tree image 2Photographs | 28 Feb 2025 | View |
| Application formApplication Form · PDF | 28 Feb 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.