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
77 HAREFIELD ROAD, LONDON, SE4 1LU
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FRONT: ONE Magnolia (T3) Ht 6m FELL. Reason: previously topped, fell to combat subsidence damage to front bay window at site address. FRONT: ONE Purple Plum (T5) Ht 8m FELL, or no objection to alternative to CROWN REDUCE (T5) by approx.2m to ht.6m - please see Informative A below to retain T5.Reason: historic crown reduction, fell to combat subsidence damage to front bay window at site address. Informative A: Tree Officer emailed applicant (Sedgwick International UK) on 21 September 2026 to encourage retention of Prunus (T5) as it is not implicated in the structural issue with the front bay window, ie. no Rosaceae roots found in site investigation soil analysis. Please remove only the implicated magnolia (T3), and wisteria (Leguminosae) growing between the front door and the bay window in current tree works proposed to stabilise the bay window. No objection to crown reduce (T5) by approx.2m to ht.6m. Informative B: many thanks for retaining the frontage hedge for streetscape amenity, wildlife and 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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View council map| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Decision noticeDecision · PDF | 24 Sept 2026 | View |
| Arb reportCase Copy Documents · PDF | 19 Aug 2026 | View |
| Site investigation factual reportCase Copy Documents · PDF | 19 Aug 2026 | View |
| Engineering appraisal reportCase Copy Documents · PDF | 19 Aug 2026 | View |
| Application formApplication Form · PDF | 19 Aug 2026 | View |
| Sketch planCase Copy Drawings | 19 Aug 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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications.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.