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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THE FIRS, 44-46 LAWRIE PARK GARDENS, LONDON, SE26 6XN
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THE FIRS, 44-46 LAWRIE PARK GARDENS, LONDON, SE26 6XN
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View council mapFRONT SIDE: ONE Horse chestnut (T1)(ht.14m) CROWN LIFT to 5m above ground level on SW & NW compass points. Remove deadwood. Reason: Overhanging driveway, to provide clearance.FRONT: ONE Sycamore (T2)(ht.12m) CROWN LIFT to 4m above ground level on W compass. Remove deadwood. Reason: To provide adequate clearance to driveway.FRONT: ONE Ash (T3)(ht.12m) CROWN LIFT to 4m above ground level of lowest limbs on NE compass point. Remove major dead wood. Reason: Overhangs road/pavement.FRONT: ONE Bay tree (T4)(ht.7m) CROWN LIFT to 3m above ground level on SW compass point. Remove deadwood. Reason: multi stemmed, to provide adequate clearance.FRONT: ONE Ash (T5)(ht.16m) LATERAL REDUCE lowest limb by 5m from 5m to 0m on S compass point. Remove major dead wood. Reason: Growing towards the entrance porch of flats.FRONT: ONE Ash (T6)(ht.16m) LATERAL REDUCE low limb by 5m from 5m to 0m on SW compass point. Remove major dead wood. Reason: Growing towards the entrance porch of other flats.FRONT: ONE Sycamore (T7)(ht.17m) CROWN LIFT to 5m above ground level on N compass point. Reason: Overhanging the path.FRONT: ONE Hawthorn (T8)(ht.9m) Remove deadwood & cutback ivy growth over pavement on N compass (exempt works). Reason: Ivy growing extensively all over trunk; which arborist says will weaken the tree in the long term. Some deadwood growth maybe hidden behind the ivy. The London Borough of Lewisham (The Firs 42-46 Lawrie Park Gardens, London, SE26) Tree Preservation Order 2005.Informative A: a huge thank you for maintaining the eight TPO front trees for amenity, wildlife and shade to reduce high temperatures in increasingly hot summers due to climate change. Informative B: please create habitat log piles with arisings for wildlife and biodiversity.TPO DC/24/135813 42-46 The Firs, Lawrie Park Gardens
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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.