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.
Council planning record
23A LEE TERRACE, LONDON, SE3 9TE
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FRONT: ONE: Lime Tree (T1) CROWN REDUCTION by 2m from 9m to 7m. SPREAD by 1m from 4m to 3m. ONE: Lime Tree (T2) CROWN REDUCTION by 2m from 6m to 4m. SPREAD by 1m from 4m to 3m. REAR: ONE: Holly Tree (T3) CROWN LIFT to 3m Informative A: The sensitive management of Lewisham trees 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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View council map| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Decision noticeDecision · PDF | 1 Jun 2026 | View |
| Photo of t3Photographs | 5 May 2026 | View |
| T2 photoPhotographs | 5 May 2026 | View |
| T1 photoCase Copy Drawings | 5 May 2026 | View |
| Application formApplication Form · PDF | 5 May 2026 | View |
| Sketch for tree locationCase Copy Documents · PDF | 5 May 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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications.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.