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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39 MANOR LANE, LONDON, SE13 5QW
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39 MANOR LANE, LONDON, SE13 5QW
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View council mapREAR: ONE False Acacia (T1)(ht.12m) FELL. Reason: tree is 6m from rear of house, and leans heavily over the neighbour's garden no.37, an arborist informs the tree is structurally unsound and needs to be felled, concern about it falling onto neighbouring property. Informative A: planting a replacement smaller species tree is encouraged, such as Magnolia stellata, quince (Cydonia oblonga), Amelanchier, crab apple, Cornus controversa variegata (the wedding cake tree), hazel, elder. Informative B: please create habitat log piles with arisings for wildlife and biodiversity.
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Sign in to view collected details| Document | Published | Action |
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| Decision noticeDecision · PDF | 10 Jul 2025 | View |
| Tree photoPhotographs | 2 Jun 2025 | View |
| Tree photo 2Photographs | 2 Jun 2025 | View |
| Reasons for work statementCase Copy Documents · PDF | 2 Jun 2025 | View |
| Sketch planCase Copy Drawings · PDF | 2 Jun 2025 | View |
| Boundary planCase Copy Drawings · PDF | 2 Jun 2025 | View |
| Application formApplication Form · PDF | 2 Jun 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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications.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.