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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5 Lodge Avenue Great Baddow Chelmsford Essex CM2 7EA
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5 Lodge Avenue Great Baddow Chelmsford Essex CM2 7EA
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View council mapT4 - Silver birch (labelled T1 on plan) - Selective Crown reduction of overextended lateral limbs by 1.5 metres. Reason - to recreate shape lost due to previous bad pruning techniques and to also reduce sail effect on the upper canopy as there is a visible rot pocket at crown break. Reducing exposed over extended laterals limbs, to prevent further limb failure and to reduce the encroachment towards the garage and property. T3 - Silver birch (labelled T2 on plan) - Crown reduction of 1.5 metres on lateral limbs, to adequate and sufficient growth points. Height reduced by 2 metres, back to historic cut points. Crown raise to 2.5 metres. Reason - to stop the encroachment over pavement and neighbouring driveway, to maintain trees current size and amenity value and allow light into front windows of the property.
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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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications.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.