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.
Application overview
REAR: ONE multi-stem Sycamore (T3)(ht.9m) FELL. REASON: health & safety - major basal decay caused by fungus Kretzschmaria deusta, known as brittle cinder, identified at the base of the tree by Gristwood & Toms report 11 July 2025. Informative A: the voluntary replacement field maple in the side garden, as agreed in agent's email dated 10.7.25 in previous 6-week notice DC/25/140212, is greatly appreciated for amenity, wildlife and environmental benefits, and a second replacement tree for T3 such as elder, hazel, holly is encouraged for amenity and to support linear green infrastructure beside the railway. Informative B: please create habitat log piles with arisings for wildlife and biodiversity.
Proposal details
- Reference
- DC/25/141371
- Alternative references
- PP-14305092
- Ward
- Telegraph Hill
- Parish
- Does NOT need to go to BCAP
- Agent
- Arbortech Tree Services
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| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Decision noticeDecision · PDF | 11 Oct 2025 | View |
| Site mapCase Copy Drawings | 9 Sept 2025 | View |
| Tree survey reportCase Copy Documents · PDF | 9 Sept 2025 | View |
| Application formApplication Form · PDF | 9 Sept 2025 | View |
| Tree photoPhotographs | 9 Sept 2025 | View |
| Sketch planCase Copy Drawings | 9 Sept 2025 | View |
Documents open on the council website. Browse council documents if a link has changed.
Application timeline
Council milestones and published deadlines. A deadline passing does not confirm a decision.
Decision & conditions
Decision noticePlanning conditions
Conditions aren’t listed here. Read the council decision notice for the full decision and conditions.
