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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Wykeham House, High Street, Biddenden, Ashford, Kent, TN27 8AH
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Council sourceDescription: 1. 3 x Cypress & 1 Laurel - to fell 2. Horse Chestnut - crown thin & reduce by 30% 3. Hedge along southern boundary - fell or reduce surviving trees/hedging to about 2m, replant with mixed hedging or yew. Retain 2 larger oaks and 1 yew whilst crown lifting their lower branches and removing 1 lower limb from 1 oak. 4. Multi-stemmed Laurel - remove stem nearest house , crown thin, reduce remainder by 30%. 5. Remove group of 6 Cypress.
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| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Application Form (page 2 of 4)Application Form | 10 Aug 2010 | View |
| OS MAPOS Extract | 4 Oct 2011 | View |
| Application Form (page 1 of 4)Application Form | 10 Aug 2010 | View |
| 1.3 X CYPRESS AND 1 LAUREL TO FELL. 2. HORSE CHESTNUT - CROWN THIN AND REDUCE BY 30%. 3. HEDGE ALONG SOUTHERN BOUNDARY - FELL OR REDUCE SURVIVING TREES/HEDGING TO ABOUT 2M, REPLANT WITH MIXED HEDGING OR YEW. RETAIN 2 LARGER OAKS AND 1 YEW WHILST CROWN LIFDecision Notice | 20 Sept 2010 | View |
| PLAN SHOWING TREE LOCATIONSPlans | 10 Aug 2010 | View |
| Application Form (page 3 of 4)Application Form | 10 Aug 2010 | View |
| SITE VISITSite Notice | 4 Oct 2011 | View |
| 1.3 X CYPRESS AND 1 LAUREL TO FELL. 2. HORSE CHESTNUT - CROWN THIN AND REDUCE BY 30%. 3. HEDGE ALONG SOUTHERN BOUNDARY - FELL OR REDUCE SURVIVING TREES/HEDGING TO ABOUT 2M, REPLANT WITH MIXED HEDGING OR YEW. RETAIN 2 LARGER OAKS AND 1 YEW WHILST CROWN LIFDecision Notice | 20 Sept 2010 | View |
| Application Form (page 4 of 4)Application Form | 10 Aug 2010 | View |
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