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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62 BURNT ASH ROAD, LONDON, SE12 8PY
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REAR: ONE dead Cherry (T3)(ht.6.5m) FELL. Duty to replace appliesReason: Dead tree.REAR: ONE Goat Willow (T4)(ht.6m) FELL.Reason: Tree is growing from under a brick wall with a heavy lean.REAR: ONE Ash (T5) LATERAL REDUCE 1x rubbing leaning stem (as per photo) by 4m from 6m to 2m.Reason: To stabilise leaning tree.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. Section 213 of Town & Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended). See also ref: Tree Preservation Orders and trees in conservation areas guidance, para 121. Informative B: replacement species suggestions for dead cherry (T3) such as crab apple, Magnolia kobus or Magnolia denudate, pear, mulberry, Persian Silk tree (Albizia julibrissin), Orange-barked Myrtle (Myrtus apiculate), Seven-son tree, (Heptacodium miconioides), Amelanchier. Informative C: huge thanks for retaining other trees for amenity, wildlife and shade to reduce increasingly high summer temperatures due to climate change. Informative D: please retain safe standing dead stem of (T3) if possible and 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 | 16 Sept 2026 | View |
| Sketch planCase Copy Drawings | 2 Sept 2026 | View |
| Tree photoPhotographs | 2 Sept 2026 | View |
| Tree photo 2Photographs | 2 Sept 2026 | View |
| Tree photo 3Photographs | 2 Sept 2026 | View |
| Tree photo 4Photographs | 2 Sept 2026 | View |
| Tree photo 5Photographs | 2 Sept 2026 | View |
| Tree photo 6Photographs | 2 Sept 2026 | View |
| Tree photo 7Photographs | 2 Sept 2026 | View |
| Tree photo 8Photographs | 2 Sept 2026 | View |
| Tree photo 9Photographs | 2 Sept 2026 | View |
| Tree photo 10Photographs | 2 Sept 2026 | View |
| Tree photo 11Photographs | 2 Sept 2026 | View |
| Tree photo 12Photographs | 2 Sept 2026 | View |
| Tree photo 13Photographs | 2 Sept 2026 | View |
| Tree photo 1Superseded Document | 27 Jul 2026 | View |
| Tree photo 2Superseded Document | 27 Jul 2026 | View |
| Statement of worksCase Copy Documents · PDF | 27 Jul 2026 | View |
| Application formApplication Form · PDF | 27 Jul 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.