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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23 GARLIES ROAD, LONDON, SE23 2RU
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23 GARLIES ROAD, LONDON, SE23 2RU
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View council mapFRONT: ONE Large Laurel hedge(T1)(ht.3m) CROWN REDUCE HEIGHT by 0.6m from 3m to 2.4m, LATERAL REDUCE by 1m from 2.5m to 1.5m on SE AND NW compass points. Reason: general maintenance and to cut back from pavement. FRONT: ONE Hoheria shrub (T2)(ht.2m) CROWN REDUCE HEIGHT by 0.5m from 2m to 1.5m, LATERAL REDUCE by 0.5m from 1.5m to 1m on all compass points. Reason: general maintenance.REAR: ONE Bay tree (T3)(ht.2.5m) FELL. Reason: to improve sunlight into the back garden, 3 other bay trees will remain.REAR: ONE Pear tree(T4)(ht.7m) CROWN THIN by 20%. Reason: To improve sunlight into the back garden.Informative A: thank you for maintaining green, vegetated front and rear gardens for amenity, wildlife and environmental benefits.Informative B: please create habitat log piles with arisings from bay T3 for wildlife and biodiversity.
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Sign in to view collected details| Document | Published | Action |
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| Decision noticeDecision · PDF | 4 Jul 2025 | View |
| Sketch planSite Location Plan | 1 May 2025 | View |
| Reason for workCase Copy Documents | 1 May 2025 | View |
| Tree image 4Photographs | 1 May 2025 | View |
| Tree image 3Photographs | 1 May 2025 | View |
| Tree image 1Photographs | 1 May 2025 | View |
| Tree image 2Photographs | 1 May 2025 | View |
| Application formApplication Form · PDF | 1 May 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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications.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.