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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133 LEE PARK, LONDON, SE3 9HE
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REAR (LHB): ONE Ash (T1)(ht.13m) CROWN REDUCE HEIGHT by 3.5m from 13m to 9.5m, REDUCE SPREAD by 1.75m from 9m to 7.25m. Reason: tree has extensive deadwood in the upper canopy however not showing signs of Ash Dieback, shaping accordingly and to remove major deadwood.REAR: ONE Apple (T2)(ht.2m) FELL. Reason: Partially uprooted and smothered in IvyREAR: ONE Holm Oak (T3)(ht.3m) FELL. Reason: growing up into canopy of mature Robinia.Informative A: huge thanks for maintaining a wooded character garden, please plant replacement trees for age diversity to maintain a treed garden 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 | 3 Aug 2026 | View |
| Tree photo 2Photographs | 26 Jun 2026 | View |
| Tree photo 3Case Copy Drawings | 26 Jun 2026 | View |
| Sketch planCase Copy Drawings · PDF | 26 Jun 2026 | View |
| Reasons for workCase Copy Documents · PDF | 26 Jun 2026 | View |
| Tree photo 1Photographs | 26 Jun 2026 | View |
| Application formCase Copy Documents · 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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications.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.