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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96 EMBLETON ROAD, LONDON, SE13 7DG
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96 EMBLETON ROAD, LONDON, SE13 7DG
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View council mapREAR: ONE Hazel tree (T1) CROWN REDUCTION Ht by 2.8m form 7m to 4.2m, Spread: Concentrating more on overhang of the left side & removing less on right side: N from 2.5m to 2.1m, E from 3.3m to 2.1m, S from 3.6m to 2.1m,�W from 4.1m to 2.1mREASON: To keep screening to the neighbouring garden. Too large for environment, too close to fencing & sheds, causing light depravation.Informative A: The sensitive management of trees 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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Sign in to view collected details| Document | Published | Action |
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| Decision noticeDecision · PDF | 13 Aug 2025 | View |
| T1 image 2Case Copy Drawings | 2 Jul 2025 | View |
| Statement of worksCase Copy Documents · PDF | 2 Jul 2025 | View |
| Tree imageCase Copy Drawings | 2 Jul 2025 | View |
| Tree location mapCase Copy Drawings | 2 Jul 2025 | View |
| Application formApplication Form · PDF | 2 Jul 2025 | View |
| T1Photographs | 2 Jul 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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications.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.