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 (T1)(ht.4m) POLLARD by 2m from ht.4m to 2m. Reason: ivy clad treeREAR: ONE Sycamore (T5)(ht.15m) LATERAL REDUCE by 2m from 8m to 6m on N compass point, small diameter laterals only, remove dead wood. Reason: clearance from building.REAR: ONE Willow (T10)(ht.15m) remove small, cracked stem at the base. Reason: safety REAR: ONE dead Beech (T18)(ht.3m) FELL. Reason: dead tree. Duty to replace applies.REAR: ONE dead Sorbus (T19)(ht.3.5m) FELL. Reason: dead tree, leaning (hung up in the vines). Duty to replace applies.Tree works planned for 5/6 August 2026 during school holidays.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: replacement trees for the 2x dead trees T18 & T19 to be selected from hawthorn, hazel, bird cherry, crab apple Malus sylvestris), quince (Cydonia oblonga) whitebeam, holly, alder buckthorn, goat willow, common pear, purging buckthorn. Informative C: huge thank you for planting replacement trees and maintaining existing trees to retain the treed school boundary for amenity, wildlife and a treed shady garden play area for pupils and climate change mitigation. Informative D: please retain safe high dead stumps and create habitat log piles or 'dead hedge' with arisings for wildlife and biodiversity.
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View council map| Document | Published | Action |
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| Decision noticeDecision · PDF | 3 Aug 2026 | View |
| Tree photo 3Photographs | 26 Jun 2026 | View |
| Tree photo 2Photographs | 26 Jun 2026 | View |
| Tree photo 5Photographs | 26 Jun 2026 | View |
| Tree photo 6Photographs · PDF | 26 Jun 2026 | View |
| Tree photo 4Photographs | 26 Jun 2026 | View |
| Tree photo 1Photographs | 26 Jun 2026 | View |
| Sketch planCase Copy Drawings | 26 Jun 2026 | View |
| Reasons for workCase Copy Documents · PDF | 26 Jun 2026 | View |
| Application formApplication Form · PDF | 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.