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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PENSHURST, 18 BROOKLANDS PARK, BLACKHEATH, LONDON, SE3 9BL
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H1 - Laurel growing in the front garden To reduce in height from a current a current height of 2.5m, reducing by 0.5m, to a finished height of 2m. To trim to tidy the side growth all round, by approximately .25m T1 - Magnolia growing in the rear garden To reduce in height from a current height of 7m, reducing by 2m, to a finished height at 5m. To reduce the side growth by 1m on the garden side and 1-1.5m on the neighbours side T2 - Prunus pissardii growing in the rear garden To lift the branches which are growing on the neighbours side by at least 2m, to give clearance over their driveway T3 - Yew growing beneath the Prunus To leave the main yew stem, but remove all the sucker growth T4 - Conifer growing in the rear garden To sever the ivy growing into the Conifer, but not at the base, in order to preserve the tree
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View council map| Document | Published | Action |
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| UnknownTree Documents · PDF | 18 Sept 2026 | View |
| T4 - conifer covered in ivy151755340000.jpegDocument | 21 Aug 2026 | View |
| T3 - yew - stems151755340000.jpegDocument | 21 Aug 2026 | View |
| 18 brooklands park - sketch plan - aug 2026151755340000.pngDocument | 21 Aug 2026 | View |
| T3 - yew151755340000.jpegDocument | 21 Aug 2026 | View |
| H1 - laurel hedge - 1of2151755340000.jpegDocument | 21 Aug 2026 | View |
| H1 - laurel hedge - 2of2151755340000.jpegDocument | 21 Aug 2026 | View |
| T2 - prunus151755340000.jpegDocument | 21 Aug 2026 | View |
| Application form redactedApplication Form · PDF | 21 Aug 2026 | View |
| T2 - prunus - overhang151755340000.jpegDocument | 21 Aug 2026 | View |
| T2 and t3151755340000.jpegDocument | 21 Aug 2026 | View |
| T1 - magnolia151755340000.jpegDocument | 21 Aug 2026 | View |
| UnknownTree Documents · PDF | 21 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.
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.