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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51 SOUTHBROOK ROAD, LONDON, SE12 8LJ
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51 SOUTHBROOK ROAD, LONDON, SE12 8LJ
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View council mapREAR: ONE Silver Birch (T1)(ht.11m, spread 4m) FELL. Reason: tree is dead and colonised by Birch Polypore.REAR: ONE Hawthorn (T2)(ht.7.5m) CROWN REDUCE HEIGHT by 1.5m to ht.6m, LATERAL REDUCE by 0.5m from 6m to 5.5m. Reason: general maintenance, retaining natural shape, remove major deadwood.REAR: ONE Hazel (T3)(ht.5m) CROWN REDUCE HEIGHT by 1.5m to ht.3.5m. LATERAL REDUCTION by 0.5m from 5.0m to 4.5m Reason: general maintenance.REAR: ONE hawthorn (T4)(ht.6.5m) CROWN REDUCE HEIGHT by 1.5m to ht.5m. LATERAL REDUCE by 0.5m from 5.5m to 5m. Reason: general maintenance.FRONT: ONE Cotoneaster hedge (H1)(ht.2.6m) REDUCE HEIGHT by 0.5m to ht.2.1m. Reason: general maintenance.Informative A: the landowner has a duty to plant a replacement tree when a tree in a conservation area is removed because it is dead, or presents an immediate risk of serious harm, para 121 Tree Preservation Orders and trees in conservation areas, government guidance 6 March 2014 - replacement species suggestions: another birch, or such as crab apple, elder, quince (Cydonia oblonga), Strawberry Tree, Cornus controversa, Amelanchier, wayfaring tree. Informative B: retaining a safe standing dead birch stem (T1) is encourage and the creation of habitat log piles with other arisings for wildlife and biodiversity. Informative C: huge thank you for retaining vegetated gardens and encourage planting additional trees, shrubs, perennials and climbers where space allows for amenity, wildlife, shade to reduce increasingly high summer temperatures due to climate change, reduce flood risk and to reinforce railside linear green infrastructure to the rear.
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Sign in to view collected details| Document | Published | Action |
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| Decision noticeDecision · PDF | 8 Dec 2025 | View |
| Tree image 4Photographs | 30 Oct 2025 | View |
| Tree imagePhotographs | 30 Oct 2025 | View |
| Tree image 2Photographs | 30 Oct 2025 | View |
| Tree image 3Photographs | 30 Oct 2025 | View |
| Statement of worksCase Copy Documents · PDF | 30 Oct 2025 | View |
| Tree image 5Photographs | 30 Oct 2025 | View |
| Application formApplication Form · PDF | 30 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.