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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86 GELLATLY ROAD, LONDON, SE14 5TT
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86 GELLATLY ROAD, LONDON, SE14 5TT
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View council mapREAR: ONE False Acacia (T1)(ht.10m) FELL.Reason: the tree is suspected to be contributing to subsidence in stair area in the house.Informative A: it is unfortunate that the tree is being removed without sufficient evidence to implicate the tree - by site investigation into the cause of the crack in the internal stair area, such as level monitoring of external walls, soil, drain and foundation depth investigations, or if any internal building works may be involved.Informative B: replacement tree planting is encouraged with an NHBC low water demand species such as elder, hazel, holly, birch, Gleditsia, Laburnum, Magnolia, mulberry for amenity, wildlife, shade to reduce increasingly high summer temperatures due to climate change, and to reduce flood risk. 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 | 11 Dec 2025 | View |
| Tree image 1Photographs | 10 Nov 2025 | View |
| Tree image 2Photographs | 10 Nov 2025 | View |
| Application formApplication Form · PDF | 10 Nov 2025 | View |
| Tree location mapCase Copy Drawings | 10 Nov 2025 | View |
| Reasons for workCase Copy Documents · PDF | 10 Nov 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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications.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.