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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St Margarets Church, Church Lane, Hothfield
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Council sourceDescription: Crown lift to 3 metres and shorten low laterals to give more compact habit multi-stem holly, once lifted, if the tree is causing direct damage to the memorials and/or masonry the tree will need to be felled. Superseded spec: Removal of holly tree growing between and obscuring Tufton family graves, adjacent to the Church South door
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| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| ASSESSMENT & RECOMMENDATION SHEETSOfficer Report · PDF | 9 Sept 2019 | View |
| HEDLEY GRENFELL-BANKSSupport Comment · PDF | 29 Aug 2019 | View |
| PAMELA HOWARDSupport Comment · PDF | 2 Sept 2019 | View |
| TESSA FLOODSupport Comment · PDF | 6 Sept 2019 | View |
| DECISION NOTICEDecision Notice · PDF | 9 Sept 2019 | View |
| HOTHFIELD PARISH COUNCILObjection Comment · PDF | 9 Sept 2019 | View |
| MICHAEL SHARPEObjection Comment · PDF | 2 Sept 2019 | View |
| CHRIS ROGERS & SHEILA FLYNNObjection Comment | 21 Aug 2019 | View |
| PETER HOWARDSupport Comment · PDF | 3 Sept 2019 | View |
| APPLICATIONApplication Form · PDF | 29 Jul 2019 | View |
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Understanding planning · 13 min read
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