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Planning application documents: what to read first
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40 LOCK CHASE, LONDON, SE3 9HA
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FRONT: Bndry neighbr block O/S no 54 ONE Rowan tree (T6) Ht 4m by 2m FELL to ground level.REASON: Dead treeREAR RHB: Communal Garden ONE Robinia tree (T1) CROWN REDUCTION Ht by 2m from 14m to 12m Spread by 2m from 9m to 7m.Shape accordingly & remove major deadwood and split branches. ONE Holm Oak tree (T2) CROWN REDUCTION Ht approx by 3.5m from 7m to 3.5m Spread by 1m from 6m to 5mREASON: (please see annotated photo) to push back face to lawn boundary edge and shape accordingly. ONE Yew tree (T3) CROWN REDUCTION Ht by 4m from 7m to 3m Spread by 1m from 5m to 4m shaping accordingly pushing back garden side face in beyond the edge of flowerbed. THREE Robinia trees Group of multi-stem trees (G1) CROWN REDUCTION Ht by 2m from 11m to 9m Spread by 1m from 6.5m to 5.5m Remove major deadwood ONE Hawthorn tree (T4) CROWN REDUCTION Ht by 1m from 8m to 7m Spread by 1m from 5.5m to 4.5m CROWN THIN by 15% to create a more even crown density ONE Cherry tree (T5) CROWN REDUCTION Ht by 1m from 6m to 5m Spread by 1m from 6m to 5m Remove major deadwoodReason for work ? General maintenance.
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View council map| Document | Published | Action |
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| Tree location planPhotographs · PDF | 20 Aug 2026 | View |
| Tree photo 9Photographs | 20 Aug 2026 | View |
| Tree photo 4Photographs | 20 Aug 2026 | View |
| Tree photo 6Photographs | 20 Aug 2026 | View |
| Tree photo 1Photographs | 20 Aug 2026 | View |
| Tree photo 3Photographs | 20 Aug 2026 | View |
| Tree photo 2Photographs | 20 Aug 2026 | View |
| Tree photo 7Photographs | 20 Aug 2026 | View |
| Tree photo 5Photographs | 20 Aug 2026 | View |
| Tree photo 8Photographs | 20 Aug 2026 | View |
| Application formApplication Form · PDF | 20 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.
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Understanding planning · 13 min read
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