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 LAWN TERRACE, LONDON, SE3 9LL
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23 LAWN TERRACE, LONDON, SE3 9LL
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View council mapREAR: ONE Fir tree (T1)(ht.5m) LATERAL REDUCE by 1m from 1m to 0m on NE compass point. Reason: To prune back as necessary stem, branches and foliage that overhang no.21's rear garden, to reinstate the fence along the boundary line between no.21 and no.23.Informative A: The sensitive management of the tree 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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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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications.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.