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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Principle House, Pluckley Road, Charing, Ashford, Kent, TN27 0AQ
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Council sourceDescription: Group G4 T3 Ash – no work T7 Field Maple – reduce on south aspect (plot side) only by 4 metres T8/9 Field Maple – reduce on plot side only by 2-3m Group G3 T11 Field Maple – Crown lift to 6m on property side to give 3m clearance from house, crown reduce laterals to east by 1m, crown lift to 3m T12 Field Maple – Crown lift to 3m Group G2 T16 Ash – Remove two lowest limbs approx. 120mm dia and crown lift to 6m. T24 Field Maple – height reduction of 5m. Supeseded spec. Group G4 - Ash T3 - reduce by 5mtrs to 9mtrs resultant height. Field maple T7 - reduce height by 4mtrs, thin crown by 10% and remove any dead wood. Field maple T8 & T9 reduce height by 3mtrs, reduce lowest significant limbs by 3mtrs and thin crown by 10%. Group G3 - Field maple T11 - reduce height by 3mtrs, lowest limbs reduce by 3mtrs, thin crown by 10%. Field maple T12 - Reduce height by 5mtrs. Fild maples G1 - Reduce height of row by 3mtrs, reduce lowest limbs by 1mtr. Group G2 - Ash T16 - removal of 2 lowest limbs of aprox 120mm diameter back to nearest vertical stem. Field maple T19 - Crown reduction, 1 mtr trimmed from limbs extending north to rebalance. Fild maple T24 - height reduction of 5mtrs.
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| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| ARBORICULTURAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT & ARBORICULTURAL METHOD STATEMENTSupporting Documents · PDF | 24 May 2019 | View |
| DECISIONDecision Notice · PDF | 13 Aug 2019 | View |
| ASSESSMENT & RECOMMENDATION SHEETSOfficer Report · PDF | 13 Aug 2019 | View |
| TREE LOCATION PLANPlans · PDF | 24 May 2019 | View |
| APPLICATIONApplication Form · PDF | 24 May 2019 | View |
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