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.
Application overview
Details submitted pursuant to Condition 4(a) Site Contamination and Condition 5 Tree Protection Plan and Arboricultural Method Statement of planning permission DC/21/123657 (Appeal Ref: APP/C5690/W/23/3325078) dated 12th June 2024 at Miriam Lodge, 185 Dartmouth Road SE26.
Proposal details
- Reference
- DC/25/141845
- Alternative references
- PP-14400043
- Ward
- Forest Hill
- Parish
- Does NOT need to go to BCAP
- Agent
- StudioY2
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| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Delegated reportOfficer Report · PDF | 23 Jan 2026 | View |
| Decision noticeDecision · PDF | 23 Jan 2026 | View |
| Consultee commentCase Copy Documents | 27 Oct 2025 | View |
| Arboricultural impact assessment, tree survey, protection planCase Copy Documents · PDF | 20 Oct 2025 | View |
| Existing & proposed site plan & tree works-removalCase Copy Drawings · PDF | 20 Oct 2025 | View |
| Geo-environmental ground investigation reportCase Copy Documents · PDF | 20 Oct 2025 | View |
| Geo-environmental ground investigation appendix e part 4Case Copy Documents · PDF | 20 Oct 2025 | View |
| Geo-environmental ground investigation appendix e part 3Case Copy Documents · PDF | 20 Oct 2025 | View |
| Geo-environmental ground investigation appendix e part 2Case Copy Documents · PDF | 20 Oct 2025 | View |
| Geo-environmental ground investigation appendix e part 1Case Copy Documents · PDF | 20 Oct 2025 | View |
| Geo-environmental ground investigation appendices a-dCase Copy Documents · PDF | 20 Oct 2025 | View |
| Application formApplication Form · PDF | 20 Oct 2025 | View |
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Application timeline
Council milestones and published deadlines. A deadline passing does not confirm a decision.
Decision & conditions
Decision noticePlanning conditions
Conditions aren’t listed here. Read the council decision notice for the full decision and conditions.
