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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36 INCHMERY ROAD, LONDON, SE6 2NE
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36 INCHMERY ROAD, LONDON, SE6 2NE
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View council mapFRONT: ONE Cherry (T1)(ht.6m) FELL. Reason: removal to reduce lack of light & benefit growth of surrounding trees & shrubs.REAR: SEVEN Leylandii (T2)(ht.8m) FELL. Reason: removal to reduce lack of light & benefit growth of surrounding trees and shrubs. REAR: ONE Cherry (T3)(ht.6m) CROWN REDUCE HIGHT by 1.5m from 6m to ht.4.5m, REDUCE SPREAD by 1.5m from 6m to 4.5m, CROWN THIN by 25%. Reason: reduction on all laterals & verticals, back to appropriate growth points, as part of regular maintenance. REAR: ONE Gingko (T4)(ht.7m) CROWN REDUCE HEIGHT by 2m from 7m to ht.5m, REDUCE SPREAD by 1.5m from 6m to 4.5m, CROWN THIN by 25%. Reason: reduction on all laterals & verticals, back to appropriate growth points, as part of regular maintenance.Informative A: huge thank you for retaining rear trees for amenity, wildlife, reduction in air pollution and providing shade to reduce increasingly high summer temperatures due to climate change. Informative B: please create habitat log piles with arisings for wildlife and biodiversity. Informative C: allowing Ginkgo T4 to develop into a mature tree is encouraged as it has a relatively light canopy or consider planting a large canopy tree towards the end of the rear garden where there is space to develop full canopy and contribute to urban forest amenity, wildlife and environmental benefits.
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| Decision noticeDecision · PDF | 2 Jan 2026 | View |
| Tree photosPhotographs · PDF | 26 Nov 2025 | View |
| Reasons for workCase Copy Documents · PDF | 26 Nov 2025 | View |
| Aerial viewCase Copy Drawings · PDF | 26 Nov 2025 | View |
| Application formApplication Form · PDF | 26 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.