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.
Application overview
Removal of two Ash trees (Fraxinus excelsior) due to advanced Ash dieback (Hymenoscyphus fraxineus) causing significant crown decline and structural weakness. Both trees present an increasing safety risk to nearby highway and boundary. Disease progression is irreversible. Works are required on safety grounds. Replacement native planting will be provided.
Proposal details
- Reference
- 26/02180/CAT
- Alternative references
- PP-15083483
- Ward
- Saughall And Mollington
- Parish
- Ledsham
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| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Application FormApplication Form · PDF | 14 Jul 2026 | View |
| SKETCH PLANDrawing | 14 Jul 2026 | View |
| STATEMENT OF REASONS FOR WORKDocument | 14 Jul 2026 | View |
| PhotoPhoto | 14 Jul 2026 | View |
| PhotoPhoto | 14 Jul 2026 | View |
| PhotoPhoto | 14 Jul 2026 | View |
| PhotoPhoto | 14 Jul 2026 | View |
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Application timeline
Council milestones and published deadlines. A deadline passing does not confirm a decision.
Neighbour Consultation Expiry Date
Past published deadlineA published target or deadline. It does not confirm an outcome.
Council source
Decision & conditions
Appeal status: Unknown
Planning conditions
Conditions aren’t listed here. Read the council decision notice for the full decision and conditions.
