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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16 WEMYSS ROAD, LONDON, SE3 0TG
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16 WEMYSS ROAD, LONDON, SE3 0TG
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View council mapREAR: ONE Birch (T1)(ht.10m) CROWN REDUCE HEIGHT by 2m to 8m. LATERAL REDUCE by 1m from 5m to 4m. Reason: Shape accordingly and remove major deadwood.REAR: ONE Bay (T2)(ht.2m) CROWN THIN by 30% (maximum). Reason: to alleviate light issues.REAR: ONE Sycamore (T4)(ht.12m) CROWN REDUCE HEIGHT by 3m to ht.9m tp previous prune points, remove major deadwood, LATERAL REDUCE by 2m from 5m to 3m. Reason: repeat management.REAR (no.15): ONE Cypress (T5)(ht.3m) FELL. Reason: Partially dead. CROWN LIFT to 3.0m above ground level. Reason: General maintenanceFRONT (no 15): ONE Sycamore (T6)(ht.2m) FELL. Reason: Overgrown and covering the windows and growing too close the propertyInformative A: huge thank you for retaining treed rear gardens at no.15 & no.16 for amenity, wildlife, environmental benefits 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.
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Sign in to view collected details| Document | Published | Action |
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| Decision noticeDecision · PDF | 27 Sept 2025 | View |
| Tree photo 3Photographs | 22 Aug 2025 | View |
| Tree photo 4Photographs | 22 Aug 2025 | View |
| Tree photo 2Photographs | 22 Aug 2025 | View |
| Tree photoPhotographs | 22 Aug 2025 | View |
| Tree photo 7Photographs | 22 Aug 2025 | View |
| Tree photo 5Photographs | 22 Aug 2025 | View |
| Sketch plan & statement of worksCase Copy Documents · PDF | 22 Aug 2025 | View |
| Sketch plan & statement of worksCase Copy Documents · PDF | 22 Aug 2025 | View |
| Sketch plan & statement of worksCase Copy Documents · PDF | 22 Aug 2025 | View |
| Tree photo 6Photographs | 22 Aug 2025 | View |
| Application formApplication Form · PDF | 22 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.