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
59 COLERAINE ROAD, BLACKHEATH, LONDON, SE3 7PF
59 COLERAINE ROAD, BLACKHEATH, LONDON, SE3 7PF
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View council mapThe tree is a damson tree. It is dying and in danger of falling down. Some dead branches have already fallen in the last few months. The whole tree needs to be cut down. In the sketch plan the tree is marked as a shaded circle.
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| UnknownTree Documents · PDF | 15 Apr 2026 | View |
| 17727958137326456657921844955291147594340000.jpgDocument | 9 Mar 2026 | View |
| Pxl20260305115334425147594340000.jpgDocument | 9 Mar 2026 | View |
| Application form redactedApplication Form · PDF | 9 Mar 2026 | View |
| UnknownTree Documents · PDF | 9 Mar 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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications.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.