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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8 Butts Way Chelmsford CM2 8TJ
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8 Butts Way Chelmsford CM2 8TJ
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View council mapG1 group using clarification TPO plan for identification: T12 Hazel (coppice) - reduce eastern aspect by no more than 1 m to the boundary. T11 Hornbeam reduce eastern aspect up to 1.5 m to create 2 m clearance from the dwelling to previous pruning point (repeat once again in 5 years) and reduce 1 overextended lower lateral to the east back to the branch collar. T10 hornbeam reduce eastern aspect overhanging drive by up to 1.5 m (repeat once again in 5 years). T8 Hornbeam reduce approx. 1.5 m to create 1.5 m clearance from utility cables (repeat once again in 5 years). T7 Hawthorn, T6 Hazel, T5 -T4 Hawthorn and T3 Hazel - reduce eastern aspect 0.5 - 1 m to suitable or previous pruning points. Reason: Maintenance
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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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications.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.