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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18 SYDENHAM PARK ROAD, LONDON, SE26 4ED
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18 SYDENHAM PARK ROAD, LONDON, SE26 4ED
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View council mapREAR: TWO Holly trees (T1, T2) Height: 13m. HEIGHT REDUCTION by 6m from 13m to 7m due to previous ivy removal/damage. ONE Bay tree (T3) Height: 16m, Spread: 18m. CROWN REDUCTION BY 3M from 16m to 13m in height and 12m in spread due to significant die back of the canopy and extensive fissures on main stem. ONE Elder tree (T4) Height: 8m. HEIGHT REDUCTION by 2m from 8m to 6m back to fence line due to neighbouring complaints/leaf dropping in the winter. ONE Lime tree (T5) Height: 24m, Spread: 18m. POLLARDING back to previous pollarded points at height 13m & 4m crown spread due to neighbouring light & leaf drop complaints and scheduled tree management. ONE Pine tree (T6) Height: 13m. CROWN REDUCTION by 3m from 9m to 6m back to fence line where appropriate due to neighbouring concerns on pine cones falling on residents/small children.Informative A: The sensitive management of the 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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| T5 imagePhotographs | 22 Sept 2025 | View |
| Decision noticeDecision · PDF | 22 Sept 2025 | View |
| Reasons for workCase Copy Documents · PDF | 13 Aug 2025 | View |
| Tree imagePhotographs | 13 Aug 2025 | View |
| T6 image 3Photographs | 13 Aug 2025 | View |
| T6 image 2Photographs | 13 Aug 2025 | View |
| T4 imagePhotographs | 13 Aug 2025 | View |
| Statement of worksCase Copy Documents · PDF | 13 Aug 2025 | View |
| T2 imagePhotographs | 13 Aug 2025 | View |
| T3 image 3Photographs | 13 Aug 2025 | View |
| T3 image 2Photographs | 13 Aug 2025 | View |
| T3 image 1Photographs | 13 Aug 2025 | View |
| T3 image 4Photographs | 13 Aug 2025 | View |
| Tree location map aerial viewCase Copy Drawings | 13 Aug 2025 | View |
| T6 imagePhotographs | 13 Aug 2025 | View |
| T1 & t2 imagePhotographs | 13 Aug 2025 | View |
| Application formApplication Form · PDF | 13 Aug 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.