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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HABERDASHERS ASKES, TEMPLE GROVE FREE SCHOOL, PEPYS ROAD, LONDON, SE14 5SF
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REAR: ONE Cherry (T2)(ht.4m) FELL to 1m stump. Reason: supressed by adjacent tree, crown 80% dead.REAR: ONE Oak (T3)(ht.10m) LATERAL REDUCE by 2m from 8m to 6m. Reason: clearance from building.REAR: ONE dead Box Elder (T4)(ht.2.5m) FELL to 1m high stump. Reason: dead, ivy clad, duty to replace applies.REAR: ONE dead Maple (T6)(ht.3.4m) FELL. Reason: to allow new fence to be installed, duty to replace applies.REAR: ONE dead Elm (T14)(ht.7m) FELL to 1m high stump. Reason: dead, ivy clad, duty to replace applies.Tree works planned for 5/6 August 2026 during school holidays.Replacement tree planting under duty to replace, as agents email dated 13 July 2026 to be: 3x replacement trees, mixed species, selected from oak, elm, field maple, cherry, planted within the southern boundary woodland area where T4 & T6 are currently sited, the trees will be staked, tied, with bark mulch surround with frequent watering maintenance by facilities manager to ensure trees survive and thrive.Informative A: the landowner has a duty to plant another tree of an appropriate size and species when a tree is removed in a conservation area because it is dead or presents an immediate risk of serious harm. Ref. Tree Preservation Orders and trees in conservation areas guidance, para 121; Section 213 of Town & Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended). Informative B: huge thanks for planting 3x replacement trees to maintain the treed southern boundary, for the treed setting of the pupils garden and thanks also for retaining the other trees for tree amenity, wildlife and shade to reduce increasingly high summer temperatures due to climate change. Informative C: please create habitat log piles with arisings for wildlife and biodiversity.
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| Decision noticeDecision · PDF | 28 Jul 2026 | View |
| Tree photo 11Photographs | 26 Jun 2026 | View |
| Tree photo 13Photographs | 26 Jun 2026 | View |
| Tree photo 12Photographs | 26 Jun 2026 | View |
| Tree photo 1Photographs | 26 Jun 2026 | View |
| Tree photo 3Photographs | 26 Jun 2026 | View |
| Tree photo 2Photographs | 26 Jun 2026 | View |
| Tree photo 4Photographs | 26 Jun 2026 | View |
| Tree photo 5Photographs | 26 Jun 2026 | View |
| Tree photo 6Photographs | 26 Jun 2026 | View |
| Application formApplication Form · PDF | 26 Jun 2026 | View |
| Reasons for workCase Copy Documents · PDF | 26 Jun 2026 | View |
| Tree photo 7Photographs | 26 Jun 2026 | View |
| Sketch planCase Copy Drawings | 26 Jun 2026 | View |
| Tree photo 8Photographs | 26 Jun 2026 | View |
| Tree photo 9Photographs | 26 Jun 2026 | View |
| Tree photo 10Photographs | 26 Jun 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.