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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85 ST JOSEPH'S VALE, LONDON, SE3 0XG
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85 ST JOSEPH'S VALE, LONDON, SE3 0XG
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View council mapREAR: ONE Lime(T1, in TPO Group 9)(ht.11m) CROWN REDUCE HEIGHT by 3m to 8m LATERAL REDUCTION by 2-3m from 7m to 4.5m to previous reduction points. Reason: Routine maintenanceThe London Borough of Lewisham (Heath Lane) Tree Preservation Order 1973Informative A: The sensitive management of the tree is greatly appreciated for landscape amenity, wildlife, wellbeing, and urban forest canopy for environmental benefits to mitigate the effects of climate change.Informative B: Wherever possible, please create habitat log piles in the garden from cut branches 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 Feb 2026 | View |
| Works orderCase Copy Documents · PDF | 9 Jan 2026 | View |
| Aerial viewCase Copy Drawings | 9 Jan 2026 | View |
| Aerial viewCase Copy Drawings | 9 Jan 2026 | View |
| Tree imagePhotographs | 9 Jan 2026 | View |
| Application formApplication Form · PDF | 9 Jan 2026 | 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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications.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.