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.
Council planning record
116 PERRY VALE, LONDON, SE23 2LQ
116 PERRY VALE, LONDON, SE23 2LQ
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View council mapREAR (no.116): ONE Yew (T1/T19 in TPO)(ht.11m) LATERAL REDUCE branches overhanging no.118 by 1m from 6m to 5m on E compass point, to boundary between no.116 and 118.Reason: yew tree in no.116's rear garden is overhanging no.118's rear garden, general maintenance to clear branches overhanging no.118's rear garden.The London Borough of Lewisham (116,118 and 118a Perry Vale SE23) Tree Preservation Order, 1973Informative A: thank you for maintaining the tree and a treed rear garden for amenity, wildlife, environmental benefits and shade to reduce high temperatures in increasingly hot summers due to climate change. Informative B: please create habitat wood piles with arisings for wildlife and biodiversity. Informative C: new tree planting is encouraged where space allows.
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Sign in to view collected details| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Decision noticeDecision · PDF | 13 Nov 2025 | View |
| Tree photo 1Photographs | 17 Oct 2025 | View |
| Sketch planCase Copy Documents · PDF | 17 Oct 2025 | View |
| Application formApplication Form · PDF | 17 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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications.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.