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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80 EMBLETON ROAD, LONDON, SE13 7DG
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80 EMBLETON ROAD, LONDON, SE13 7DG
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View council mapREAR: GROUP Leylandii (G1)(ht.12m) FELL. Reason: row of leylandii, of a large spreading nature straddling the neighbouring gardens due to previously poor pruning, the trees are now of poor shape and form and not able to be maintained to a suitable size for the location.Informative A: to encourage retaining a rear green screen between rear gardens possibly by retaining the tree stems and planting climbing plants to grow over to eg roses, ivy, Clematis armandii, Clematis montana, Star Jasmine (Trachelospermum jasminoides), honeysuckle etc or by replanting with a mixed native species hedge such as hawthorn, hazel, holly, alder buckthorn, field maple, guelder rose, wayfaring tree. elder to maintain rear amenity, screening and for wildlife and urban greening benefits. Informative B: please create habitat log piles with arisings 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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications.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.