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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Cambridge University Botanic Garden Bateman Street Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB2 1JF
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Cambridge University Botanic Garden Bateman Street Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB2 1JF
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View council mapT1: Fagus sylvatica "Laciniata" - Crown lift over access path by up to 3m from ground level (up to 15cm diameter wood)T2: Acer psuedoplatanus - Fell to ground levelT3: Betula x caerula - Reduce major limb to North by up to 3m (up to 12.5cm diameter wood)T4: Crataegus laciniata - Remove epicormic growth at baseT5: Crataegus x persimilis - Fell to ground levelT6: Platycladus orientalis - Fell to ground levelT7: Prunus x hillieri 'Spire' - Fell to ground levelT8: Ilex x altaclerensis - Fell to ground levelT9: Sorbus aucuparia - Fell to ground levelT10: Taxus baccata - Reduce crown to clear building by 1m (up to 7.5cm diameter wood)T11: Betula pendula - Fell to ground levelT12: Taxus baccata - Reduce crown to clear building by up to 1m (up to 7.5cm diameter wood)T13: Malus pumila - Fell to ground levelT14: Malus pumila - Fell to ground levelT15: Malus pumila - Fell to ground levelT16: Malus prattii - Fell to ground levelT17: Cerasus serrulata 'Ukon' - Fell to ground levelT18: Betula jacquemontii - Fell to ground levelT19: Betula "Fetisowii" - Fell to ground level
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Sign in to view collected details| Document | Published | Action |
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| DECISION NOTICEApplication Decision Notice · PDF | 19 Aug 2026 | View |
| ACKNOWLEDGEMENT LETTERApplication Officer Correspondence · PDF | 9 Jul 2026 | View |
| MAP OF NOTIFIED NEIGHBOURSNeighbour/Consultee Notification List · PDF | 9 Jul 2026 | View |
| APPLICATION FORM - NO PERSONAL INFOApplication Information · PDF | 7 Jul 2026 | View |
| FEE CALCULATIONApplication Information · PDF | 7 Jul 2026 | View |
| 230505 CAMBRIDGE BOTANIC GARDENS - 2026 QTRA WORK SCHEDULEApplication Information · PDF | 7 Jul 2026 | View |
| POST-TREE SURVEY 2026Application Information · PDF | 7 Jul 2026 | View |
| TREE LOCATION PLANDrawings · PDF | 7 Jul 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.