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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27 DUNCOMBE HILL, LONDON, SE23 1QY
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REAR: ONE Cherry (T1, TPO T5)(ht.7m) CROWN REDUCE HEIGHT by 1m from 7m to 6m, LATERAL REDUCE by 2m from 6m to 4m. Reason: routine repeat maintenance to suitable prune points, maintain natural aesthetic, alleviate light.Informative A: huge thank you for retaining the tree for rear amenity, wildlife and shade to reduce increasingly high summer temperatures due to climate change. Informative B: please create habitat wood piles with arisings for wildlife and biodiversity. The London Borough of Lewisham (Duncombe Hill, 5-41 odds) Tree Preservation Order 1975.
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View council map| Document | Published | Action |
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| Decision noticeDecision · PDF | 23 Mar 2026 | View |
| Tree location mapCase Copy Drawings | 27 Feb 2026 | View |
| Sketch planCase Copy Drawings | 27 Feb 2026 | View |
| Tree image 1Photographs | 27 Feb 2026 | View |
| Statement of worksCase Copy Documents · PDF | 27 Feb 2026 | View |
| Application formApplication Form · PDF | 27 Feb 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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications.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.