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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17 Madingley Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB3 0EG
17 Madingley Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB3 0EG
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View council mapCypress and Hawthorn - Reduce the canopy overhang by 1.5m to clear the neighbouring property (No. 15) by 1.5m
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Sign in to view collected details| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| DECISION NOTICEApplication Decision Notice · PDF | 20 Jan 2026 | View |
| INVALID LETTERApplication Information · PDF | 18 Dec 2025 | View |
| EMAIL FROM AGENT RE CONFIRMATION OF TREE WORKSAgent / Applicant Comments · PDF | 18 Dec 2025 | View |
| ACKNOWLEDGEMENT LETTERApplication Officer Correspondence · PDF | 18 Dec 2025 | View |
| MAP OF NOTIFIED NEIGHBOURSNeighbour/Consultee Notification List · PDF | 18 Dec 2025 | View |
| APPLICATION FORM - NO PERSONAL INFOApplication Information · PDF | 15 Dec 2025 | View |
| FEE CALCULATIONApplication Information · PDF | 15 Dec 2025 | View |
| PHOTO 1 OF 2 CYPRESSPhotographs · PDF | 15 Dec 2025 | View |
| PHOTO 2 OF 2 HAWTHORNPhotographs · PDF | 15 Dec 2025 | View |
| TREE LOCATION PLANDrawings · PDF | 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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications.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.