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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THE HORNIMAN MUSEUM & GARDENS, 100 LONDON ROAD, LONDON, SE23 3PQ
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FRONT: ONE Catalpa / Indian Bean tree (approx HEIGHT 8m ) (T1) - REMOVAL of TWO dangerous Branches. REASON: The first has snapped and is hanging in the canopy. The second is a hazard beam that has horizontal splits. Both should be removed to mitigate health & safety issues as the gardens are a high volume area.Informative A: to thank for retaining the tree for amenity, wildlife and shade to reduce increasingly high summer temperatures due to climate change. Informative B: please create habitat log piles with arisings for wildlife and biodiversity.
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View council map| Document | Published | Action |
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| Decision noticeDecision · PDF | 23 Apr 2026 | View |
| Sketch planCase Copy Drawings | 14 Apr 2026 | View |
| Tree location mapPhotographs | 14 Apr 2026 | View |
| Tree photoPhotographs | 14 Apr 2026 | View |
| Tree photo 2Photographs | 14 Apr 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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications.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.