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 A, W G GRACE HOUSE, 48 DACRES ROAD, LONDON, SE23 2NR
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FLAT A, W G GRACE HOUSE, 48 DACRES ROAD, LONDON, SE23 2NR
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View council mapFRONT: ONE Holm Oak (T1/TPO T10)(ht.10m) CROWN REDUCE HEIGHT by 4m to ht.6m, LATERAL REDUCE by 3m from 7m to 4m. Reason: routine maintenance, tree has become very overgrown, growing into other trees, to benefit tree health.The London Borough of Lewisham (46 - 48 Dacres Road, Forest Hill, London SE23) Tree Preservation order 1995Informative A: thank you for retaining the Holm oak for amenity, wildlife and shade to reduce high temperatures in increasingly hot summers due to climate change. Informative B: replacement front trees are encouraged as 5x TPO horse chestnuts have been lost over time - species suggested to enhance the frontage and the remaining TPO yew are such as magnolia, pear, crab apple, Laburnum. Informative C: 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 | 4 Nov 2025 | View |
| Tpo mapCase Copy Drawings | 14 Oct 2025 | View |
| Application formApplication Form · PDF | 14 Oct 2025 | View |
| Tree location site mapCase Copy Drawings | 14 Oct 2025 | View |
| Tree image 1Photographs | 14 Oct 2025 | View |
| Tree location site mapPhotographs | 14 Oct 2025 | View |
| Reasons for work statementCase Copy Documents | 14 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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications.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.