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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1 PARKGATE, BLACKHEATH, LONDON, SE3 9XE
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Council sourceT1 - Large Pine Tree - growing in the rear RH corner of the rear garden To reduce the two lower limbs which are growing in towards the garden; to achieve increased light into the garden. To reduce the two branches forking towards the garden. i.e. the lower forked branch is 6m, of a 12m branch. The branch above that, to reduce back by 50%, from a current branch length of 10m, reducing by 5m, leaving a branch length of 5m To remove deadwood. T2 - smaller Pine Tree next to T1 To reduce the lowest branch back to trunk, from a current branch length of 5m. To reduce the branch above that, which is growing over the football goal, to reduce by 50%, from a current branch length of 6m, reducing by 3m, leaving a branch length of 3m. To reduce the branch to the right of that, to reduce back from a current branch length of 6m, reducing by 4m, leaving a branch length of 2m. T3 - twin stemmed Conifer Tree, in decline - growing in the middle of the right hand side of the rear garden To fell to as low as possible above existing ground level T4 - Ash Tree, this tree is dying back and in decline - in the front right hand corner of the rear garden To fell to as low as possible above existing ground level T4 - Ash Stump To stump grind the stump, resulting from the above felling work. To leave all resulting chipping's on site - to use the chipping's to fill in the resulting hole and rake level. T5 - Oak Tree - growing on the left hand side of the rear garden To remove the lower limb back to main trunk, from a current branch length of 8m, reducing back to trunk To remove/flush cut the peg/stub to tidy To remove deadwood
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View council map| Document | Published | Action |
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| Decision noticeDecision Notice · PDF | 23 Jul 2026 | View |
| 1 parkgate - sketch plan - june 2026150111910000.pngDocument | 15 Jun 2026 | View |
| Application form redactedApplication Form · PDF | 15 Jun 2026 | View |
| UnknownTree Documents · PDF | 15 Jun 2026 | View |
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