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.
Application overview
T1: Lime tree fell to the ground level. This tree had been increasingly encroaching between adjacent properties, confined within a narrow alleyway. Its growth had begun to lift paving, contributing to damp issues within the properties and causing damage to drainage infrastructure. Before works 13/10m After works 0m/0m
Proposal details
- Reference
- PA26/1294
- Alternative references
- PP-14857486
- Ward
- Kew Ward [KWW]
- Agent
- lafci
- UPRN
- 100022310279
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| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Application Form - Without Personal DataApplication Form - Redacted | 14 Apr 2026 | View |
| Tree Location PlanSketch plan | 14 Apr 2026 | View |
| decisionDecision Notice | 9 Jun 2026 | View |
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Application timeline
Council milestones and published deadlines. A deadline passing does not confirm a decision.
Decision due date
Past published deadlineA published target or deadline. It does not confirm an outcome.
Council source
Decision & conditions
decisionPlanning conditions
- This application has been refused as Insufficient information has been provided to justify the proposed felling of T1, a protected lime tree. The application states that the tree is causing damage due to encroachment, lifting of paving, and impacts on drainage and adjacent structures; however, no supporting evidence has been submitted to substantiate these claims. Furthermore, no structural or engineering evidence has been submitted to demonstrate that the tree is responsible for damage to built structures, including paving, drainage infrastructure, or the party wall. In the absence of such evidence, the Local Planning Authority is not satisfied that the removal of this tree is necessary or justified. As a result, the proposed works fail to meet the requirements for consent under the Tree Preservation Order, and the application is therefore refused.
- The applicant's attention is drawn to Section 78 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990, by which an appeal may be made to the Secretary of State within 28 days of notification of this decision.
