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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31 UPPER BROCKLEY ROAD, LONDON, SE4 1SY
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31 UPPER BROCKLEY ROAD, LONDON, SE4 1SY
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View council mapFRONT: TWO Lime (T1,T2)(approx.ht.6-8m) FELL and replace with 2 smaller tree species such as magnolia or cherry. REASON: (1) Repeat maintenance required to pollard them each year, (2) they have caused extensive damage to the wall of our front garden (3) the height of the trees is a safety concern; they come right to the top of the second floor of the house. Informative A: to thank for the proposed replacement tree planting for urban greening amenity, wildlife habitat, to reduce air pollution, to cool temperatures in increasingly high summer heatwaves due to climate change. Informative B: suggested replacement species, magnolia, crab apple, hawthorn, hazel, winter flowering cherry, Orange Bark Myrtle, witch hazel, elder, Cornus mas. Informative C: please spread bark mulch around the base of the new trees clear of the stem, with watering regime to drench thoroughly with 25 litres at least fortnightly from beg April-end Sept for 5yrs whatever the weather. Informative D: 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 | 2 Mar 2026 | View |
| Sketch planCase Copy Drawings | 9 Feb 2026 | View |
| Tree photoPhotographs · PDF | 4 Feb 2026 | View |
| Tree photo 2Photographs | 4 Feb 2026 | View |
| Tree photoPhotographs | 4 Feb 2026 | View |
| Application formApplication Form · PDF | 21 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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications.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.