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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2 LLOYD'S PLACE, LONDON, SE3 0QE
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2 LLOYD'S PLACE, LONDON, SE3 0QE
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View council mapREAR: ONE Magnolia (T1)(ht.7.5m) CROWN REDUCE HEIGHT by 2.5m to 5m, CROWN THIN by 30% (maximum). Reason: cut back overhanging branches to give 2m clearance to bell house, previously reduced ref DC/23/133354.REAR: ONE Cherry (T2)(ht.2.5m) FELL. Reason: Dead tree, duty to replace applies.Informative A: huge thank you for maintaining and retaining the rear magnolia tree for rear amenity, wildlife and shade to reduce high temperatures in increasingly hot summers due to the changing climate. Informative B: please create habitat log piles with arisings for wildlife and biodiversity. Informative C: duty to replace applies for T2, species suggestions: Amelanchier, hazel, Cornus mas, Witch hazel (Hamamelis mollis), Chimonanthus praecox, wayfaring tree, winter flowering cherry (Prunus autumnalis), Carolina silverbells (Halesia Carolinia), Cornus Kousa, Magnolia kobus, Orange-barked Myrtle (Myrtus apiculate), Seven-son tree, (Heptacodium miconioides), Stachyurus praecox, Ceanothus arboreus, Harlequin Glorybower (Clerodendrum trichotomum), Cornus controversa, Cornus mas, Japanese Snowbell (Styrax japonicus), Chinese fringe tree (Chionanthus retusus), Persian Silk tree (Albizia julibrissin), Cape Myrtle (Lagerstroemia indica), Quince (Cydonia oblonga), Magnolia stellata, Chinese redbud (Cercis chinensis), Alder Buckthorn, Loquat (Eriobotrya japonica).Informative D: the landowner has a duty to plant a replacement tree when a tree in a conservation area is removed because it is dead, or presents an immediate risk of serious harm, para 121 Tree Preservation Orders and trees in conservation areas, government guidance 6 March 2014.
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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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications.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.