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 Johns College St Johns Street Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB2 1TP
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St Johns College St Johns Street Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB2 1TP
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View council mapT123: Oak - Reduce subsiding limbs riverside by 3m and field side by 2m to reduce end weight T156: Japanese Pagoda (50% dead) - Top and fell as close to ground level as possible T185: Sycamore - Remove dead branch overhanging pathT262: Robinia - Raise crown garden side to 3m, sever ivy
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Sign in to view collected details| Document | Published | Action |
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| DECISION NOTICEApplication Decision Notice · PDF | 20 Jan 2026 | 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 | 16 Dec 2025 | View |
| FEE CALCULATIONApplication Information · PDF | 16 Dec 2025 | View |
| PHOTO 1 OF 4 T123 OAKPhotographs · PDF | 16 Dec 2025 | View |
| PHOTO 2 OF 4 T156 PAGODAPhotographs · PDF | 16 Dec 2025 | View |
| PHOTO 3 OF 4 T185 SYCAMOREPhotographs · PDF | 16 Dec 2025 | View |
| PHOTO 4 OF 4 T262 ROBINIAPhotographs · PDF | 16 Dec 2025 | View |
| TREE LOCATION PLANDrawings · PDF | 16 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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications.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.