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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GROUND FLOOR FLAT, 7 CHURCH TERRACE, LONDON, SE13 5BT
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GROUND FLOOR FLAT, 7 CHURCH TERRACE, LONDON, SE13 5BT
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View council mapREAR (boundary): ONE Sycamore (T1)(ht.12m) FELL. Reason: narrow canopy, within 2m of adjacent property, remove to avoid future structural issues, a native tree will be planted in a more suitable location in the rear garden.REAR (boundary): ONE Holm Oak (T2)(ht.13m) CROWN REDUCE HEIGHT by 3m from 13m to 10m, REDUCE LATERAL SPREAD by 2m from 9m to 7m. Reason: to shape canopy, pruning to suitable points and maintaining natural aesthetic. REAR (left side): ONE Sycamore (T3)(ht.12m) FELL. Reason: in poor physiological and structural condition with a small cavity 2m above ground level in the main stem, another stem has been removed at ground level, showing signs of dieback in the canopy, a native tree will be planted in a more suitable location. This is twin-stemmed sycamore (T7) which was retained as a single stem in 2022 ref DC/22/125406. REAR (right side): ONE Holm Oak (T4)(ht.14m) REDUCE LATERAL SPREAD by 2m from 8m to 6m. Reason: Reduction to shape canopy, pruning to suitable points and maintaining natural aesthetic. No reduction in height proposed.Informative A: the proposed voluntary replacement trees for (T1) and (T3) are greatly appreciated to maintain the treed rear garden amenity, and for urban forest canopy/urban greening, wildlife, environment, wellbeing, and climate change mitigation. Informative B: please create deadwood habitat log piles with arisings for wildlife and biodiversity.Informative C: ref. previous 6-week notice DC/22/125406 - please send photo of the replacement tree in situ, under duty to replace, for 1x dead tree (T2). Photos of the 4x voluntary replacement native trees for felling 1x oak (T3) and 3x leylandii (T4,T5,T8) would also be appreciated. Replacement tree planting will avoid long-term degradation of tree amenity, wildlife habitat and environmental benefits.
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Sign in to view collected details| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Replacement trees plantedPhotographs · PDF | 23 Jun 2025 | View |
| Decision noticeDecision · PDF | 21 Jun 2025 | View |
| Site location planSite Location Plan | 14 May 2025 | View |
| Tree image 3Photographs | 14 May 2025 | View |
| Tree image 4Photographs | 14 May 2025 | View |
| Tree image 2Photographs | 14 May 2025 | View |
| Tree image 3Photographs | 14 May 2025 | View |
| Statement of workCase Copy Documents · PDF | 14 May 2025 | View |
| Tree image 1Case Copy Drawings | 14 May 2025 | View |
| Aerial site planSite Location Plan | 14 May 2025 | View |
| Application formApplication Form · PDF | 14 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.