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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39 ST JOHNS PARK, BLACKHEATH, LONDON, SE3 7JW
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T1 ? Wild Cherry (Prunus avium) Crown reduction by approximately 20%, reducing the height and lateral spread of the crown by up to approximately 1.5m, pruning back to suitable growth points and maintaining a balanced and natural crown form. Remove dead, damaged and crossing branches where appropriate. T2 ? Viburnum Substantial reduction of the crown extending into the application property. Reduce the long, low and heavily overhanging lateral growth on the application-property side by approximately 70%, pruning back towards the principal structural framework and to suitable growth points. Remove low, dead, damaged and crossing branches where appropriate, while retaining the main trunk and principal framework of the tree. T3 ? Common Lime (Tilia � europaea) Selective crown lift and lateral reduction of the lower branches extending into the application property. Remove or shorten the lowest overhanging lateral branches as necessary to provide approximately 3m clearance above ground level, and reduce the lateral spread of the remaining low branches by up to approximately 2m, pruning back to suitable growth points and maintaining the natural form and balance of the crown. Remove dead, damaged or hazardous branches where present.
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| Sketch plan151954880000.jpgDocument | 2 Sept 2026 | View |
| Application form redactedApplication Form · PDF | 2 Sept 2026 | View |
| Treesurvey151954880000.pdfDocument · PDF | 2 Sept 2026 | View |
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