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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Shenfield High School Alexander Lane Shenfield Essex CM15 8RY
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Council sourceTo cut back elongated lower branches over footpath and road side by up to 3 meters from mature Norway Maple tree to prevent dead falling branches over foot path and road side; Shown on plan as T12; To remove all deadwood over 0.2 meters diameter and up to 3 meters that over hangs public path on mature Norway Maple tree to prevent dead falling branches over foot path and road side; Shown on plan as T16; To fell to ground level large dead mature Oak tree leaving stump just above ground level. Tree is 90% dead and beyond saving and has a danger of branches breaking and tree falling over in the future and hurting someone where students walk; Shown on plan as T19. To cut back lower branches back to 2 meters from bus stop and clear branches back from lamp column on mature Ash tree to prevent any low branches from falling on public footpath or road side where pedestrians walk and to clear lamp column; Shown on plan as T21. To remove all deadwood in lower crown of mature oak tree by up to 3 meters because dead lower branches potentially could fall on footpath where the public walk TPO6/1998 TPO15/1998 TPO50/1998 TPO60/1998
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View council map| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Decision NoticeDecision Notice · PDF | 20 Feb 2026 | View |
| ReportReport · PDF | 20 Feb 2026 | View |
| APPLICATION FORM REFERENCING TREE T20Application Form · PDF | 3 Feb 2026 | View |
| APPLICATION FORMApplication Form · PDF | 15 Dec 2025 | View |
| SKETCH PLANSite Plan | 15 Dec 2025 | 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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications.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.