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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30 ASHGROVE ROAD, BROMLEY, BR1 4JW
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REAR (adj playing fields): ONE dead Ash (TPO T1)(ht.18m) FELL to approx.1.5m (4 feet) above ground level.Reason: the tree has died, extensive basal decay, hollowing and deterioration of the basal structure, fungal brackets observed in 2024 by tree officer, roots also undermined by foxes, safety risk due to proximity to the Ten Em Bee sports club playing fields, an area regularly occupied by children and members of the public, and players on pitches, to reduce to safe standing stem or high stump, soft fell for possible roosting bats to retain lying timber on site, to replace with a large canopy tree for amenity, species either Oak or Hornbeam due to proximity to Beckenham Place Park SINC and River Ravensbourne, preference for small nursery stock with frequent watering regime required during growing seasons for 5 years to establish the tree.The London Borough of Lewisham (30 Ashgrove Road BR1 4JW) Tree Preservation Order 2010. Informative B: please create habitat log piles with arisings for wildlife and biodiversity.
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| Tree condition photosPhotographs · PDF | 9 Sept 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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications.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.