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DREWERY COURT, THE GLEBE, LONDON, SE3 9TJ
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DREWERY COURT, THE GLEBE, LONDON, SE3 9TJ
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View council mapFRONT: ONE Horse Chestnut (T1)(ht.18) LATERAL REDUCE SPREAD by 1-2m from 10m to 8m on the South/East compass point for 2m clearance from building, remove major deadwood and stem epicormics. Reason: General maintenance works. FRONT: ONE Lime (T2)(ht.8m) FELL. Reason: pollarded a number of times to a single stem with no branch framework, reduced amenity value. To be replace with something more appropriate.Informative A: irrespective of form, retaining the existing lime (T2) at a safe height is encouraged to try to re-establish a branched canopy for amenity, urban greening and wildlife habitat.Informative B: the proposal to plant a replacement tree is greatly welcomed to continue the hugely appreciated replacement tree planting already carried out, to maintain the treed setting of Drewery Court and the treed landscape of The Glebe into the future for amenity, wildlife, biodiversity and to reduce high temperatures in increasingly hot summers due to climate change - suggested trees are such as small leaved lime, oak, Robinia, wild cherry, field maple, whitebeam, wild service tree, walnut, Indian Horse Chestnut, Judas tree, wingnut, Koelreuteria paniculata, Japanese Pagoda Tree, Italian alder.Informative C: please create habitat log piles with arisings for wildlife and biodiversity.Informative D: additional tree planting is encouraged where space allows for ecosystem service benefits.
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Sign in to view collected details| Document | Published | Action |
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| Decision noticeDecision · PDF | 28 Oct 2025 | View |
| Sketch planCase Copy Drawings · PDF | 19 Sept 2025 | View |
| Reasons for workCase Copy Drawings · PDF | 19 Sept 2025 | View |
| T2 imagePhotographs | 19 Sept 2025 | View |
| T1 imagePhotographs | 19 Sept 2025 | View |
| Tree image 2Photographs | 19 Sept 2025 | View |
| Application formApplication Form · PDF | 19 Sept 2025 | View |
| Reasons for workCase Copy Drawings · PDF | 19 Sept 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
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Understanding planning · 13 min read
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