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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FLAT 4, 18 WICKHAM ROAD, LONDON, SE4 1PB
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FLAT 4, 18 WICKHAM ROAD, LONDON, SE4 1PB
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View council mapREAR: ONE Apple tree (T1)(ht.8m) CROWN REDUCE HEIGHT by 2m to ht.6m, REDUCE LATERAL SPREAD by 2m from 8m to 6m.REAR: ONE Cherry tree (T2)(ht.9m) CROWN REDUCE HEIGHT by 3m to ht.6m. REAR: ONE Sycamore (T3)(ht.14m) RE-POLLARD by 5m to ht.9m to previous points.Informative A: huge thank you for retaining rear garden trees for urban greening 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 | 13 Nov 2025 | View |
| Sketch planCase Copy Drawings | 21 Oct 2025 | View |
| Reason for works statementCase Copy Documents · PDF | 21 Oct 2025 | View |
| Tree photoPhotographs | 21 Oct 2025 | View |
| Tree photo 3Photographs | 21 Oct 2025 | View |
| Tree photo 2Case Copy Drawings | 21 Oct 2025 | View |
| Application formApplication Form · PDF | 21 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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications.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.