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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78 BURNT ASH ROAD, LONDON, SE12 8PY
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78 BURNT ASH ROAD, LONDON, SE12 8PY
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View council mapREAR: ONE Olive (T1)(ht.5m) CROWN REDUCE HEIGHT by 1.25m to 3.75m. Reason: to retain within garden setting, clearance from building. GROUP Lime(G7 )(ht 3.3-3.8m)RE-PLEACH by 1.5m.Reason:Routine maintenance ONE Holly(T9)(ht3.2m) LATERAL REDUCTION by 0.5m from 2.8m Reason: reshape into a ball ONE Yew(T10)(ht4.5m) LATERAL REDUCTION by 0.5m from 2.7m Reason: clearence from fence ONE Lime(T11)(ht2.8m) CROWN CLEAN to remove epicormic growth and any crossing, dead branches. Reason: Repeat maintenance. TWO Apple (T12 & T13)(ht 3.5m)LATERAL REDUCTION by 0.5m from 2.3m. Reason:Repeat maintenance ONE Lime (T14) (ht 4.1m)RE-POLLARD by 1.5m to previous pollard points. Reason: Repeat maintenance. ONE Yew(T15)(ht 4.6m)LATERAL REDUCTION by 0.5m from 2.7m. Reason:Repeat maintenance ONE Sycamore(T16)(ht 4.3m)CROWN REDUCE HEIGHT by 0.5 -1m to1.7 m Reason:Repeat maintenance. ONE Bay (T17)(ht2.8m)LATERAL REDUCTION by 0.5m-1m from 2.4mReason:Repeat maintenance. ONE Smoke (T18)(ht2.1m)CROWN REDUCE HEIGHT by 0.75m to 1.5m:Repeat maintenance.FRONT:ONE Lime(T19)(ht5.2m)RE-POLLARD by 3m to previous pollard points removing 2m of re-growth. Reason: repeat maintenance. THREE Sycamore(T20 to T22)(ht4.3m- 4.6m)RE-POLLARD to previous pollard points. Reason: repeat maintenance.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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| Decision noticeDecision · PDF | 3 Nov 2025 | View |
| Tree image 5Photographs · PDF | 3 Oct 2025 | View |
| Reasons for workCase Copy Documents · PDF | 3 Oct 2025 | View |
| Location planCase Copy Drawings · PDF | 3 Oct 2025 | View |
| Tree image 4Photographs · PDF | 3 Oct 2025 | View |
| Tree image 2Photographs · PDF | 3 Oct 2025 | View |
| Tree image 1Photographs · PDF | 3 Oct 2025 | View |
| Tree image 7Photographs · PDF | 3 Oct 2025 | View |
| Tree image 6Photographs · PDF | 3 Oct 2025 | View |
| Tree image 3Photographs · PDF | 3 Oct 2025 | View |
| Application formApplication Form · PDF | 3 Oct 2025 | View |
| Sketch tree planCase Copy Drawings · PDF | 3 Oct 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.