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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Wolfson College Barton Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB3 9BB
Last published check: 30 Sept 2026, 05:53. Check the council record for more recent changes.
Wolfson College Barton Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB3 9BB
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View council mapT236 - Cherry Plum - Multiple Ganoderma fruiting bodies. Reduce crown by approximately 4m to leave as a bolling.T87 - Silver Lime - Two buttress roots subject to decay on the southwest side - increasing risk of windthrow. Reduce height by 10-12m to leave a framework pollard T311 - Atlas Cedar - Wind damage leaving exposed lateral branches - thin / reduce load of laterals on either side of removed stems, shortening by 2-3m and reducing the number of tertiary branches.
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Sign in to view collected details| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| DECISION NOTICEApplication Decision Notice · PDF | 11 Mar 2026 | View |
| ACKNOWLEDGEMENT LETTERApplication Officer Correspondence · PDF | 23 Feb 2026 | View |
| LOCATION PLANDrawings · PDF | 20 Feb 2026 | View |
| APPLICATION FORM - NO PERSONAL INFOApplication Information · PDF | 18 Feb 2026 | View |
| FEE CALCULATIONApplication Information · PDF | 18 Feb 2026 | View |
| T1 SILVER BIRCH PHOTO 1Photographs · PDF | 18 Feb 2026 | View |
| T1 SILVER BIRCH PHOTO 2Photographs · PDF | 18 Feb 2026 | View |
| T236 CHERRY PLUM PHOTO 1Photographs · PDF | 18 Feb 2026 | View |
| T236 CHERRY PLUM PHOTO 2Photographs · PDF | 18 Feb 2026 | View |
| T87 LIME PHOTO 1Photographs · PDF | 18 Feb 2026 | View |
| T87 LIME PHOTO 2Photographs · PDF | 18 Feb 2026 | View |
| T87 LIME PHOTO 3Photographs · PDF | 18 Feb 2026 | View |
| T311 ATLAS CEDDAR PHOTO 1Photographs · PDF | 18 Feb 2026 | View |
| T87 LIME PHOTO 4Photographs · PDF | 18 Feb 2026 | View |
| ARBORICULTURAL REPORTApplication Information · PDF | 18 Feb 2026 | 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.