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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GREEN SPACE AT, 30-36 LOCK CHASE, LONDON, SE3
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GREEN SPACE AT, 30-36 LOCK CHASE, LONDON, SE3
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View council mapFRONT (the Green opp 29/31): ONE Mulberry (T4)(ht.8m) LATERAL REDUCE by 2m on East compass over road. Reason: for highway clearance.Informative A: thank you for the sensitive management of the mulberry tree to retain for 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: the new tree planting and retention of large deadwood tree trunks on the Green in recent years is greatly appreciated, and welcome continued management of the Geen to enhance the urban forest, the variety of wildlife habitats, plants for pollinators, and biodiversity.
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| Decision noticeDecision · PDF | 23 Jul 2025 | View |
| Tree image 1Photographs | 17 Jul 2025 | View |
| Tree image 2Photographs | 17 Jul 2025 | View |
| Tree image 3Photographs | 17 Jul 2025 | View |
| Tree image 4Photographs | 17 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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications.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.