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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31 Ferringham Lane Ferring BN12 5NB
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Council sourceTree A (1No. Ilex Oak) - Crown lift to achieve a 2.5m ground clearance [1m more than at present]+ crown reduce by 1m overall + thin by a maximum of 15% (equivalent to 1 in every 6 branches being removed). Tree B (1No. Ilex Oak) - Crown lift to achieve a 2.5m ground clearance [1m more than at present]+ thin by a maximum of 15% (equivalent to 1 in every 6 branches being removed).
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| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| DecisionDecision | 13 Jun 2017 | View |
| Officers ReportOfficers Report | 13 Jun 2017 | View |
| Application form & planApplication | 7 Apr 2017 | View |
| Email confimring change of works to recommendationAdditional Docs | 12 Jun 2017 | View |
| OFF HOLD LETTERAdditional Docs | 19 Apr 2017 | View |
| Tree Officer CommentsConsultation | 7 Jun 2017 | View |
| ConsultationConsultation | 18 May 2017 | View |
| PACKTSystems Correspondence | 24 Apr 2017 | View |
| PMAC52Systems Correspondence | 24 Apr 2017 | View |
| PINCAG1Systems Correspondence | 12 Apr 2017 | 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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications.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.