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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1 Portland Close Chesterfield S41 7NX
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Council sourceT1, T2, T3, T4 - Hornbeam - Young/Semi mature. Overreaching, reducing light to properties, Invasive root system causing damage to pathways and close to drainsFell to ground level. Grind stump and rootsReplace with 2 x heavy standard hornbeams, mulch to drip line. Planting area as shown on plan.T5 - Hornbeam - Young/Semi mature. Overreaching, Reducing light to propertiesCrown lift to gain a ground clearance of 3m by removing secondary branches.Crown Thin By 20%Crown reduce by 2m in order to increase light to surrounding propertiesT6 - Hornbeam - Young/Semi mature. Overreaching, Reducing light to propertiesCrown lift to gain a ground clearance of 3m by removing secondary branches.Crown Thin By 20%Crown reduce by 1m in order to increase light to surrounding propertiesT7- Hornbeam - Young/Semi mature. Overreaching, Reducing light to propertiesCrown lift to gain a ground clearance of 3m by removing secondary branches.Crown Thin By 20%Crown reduce by 1.5m in order to increase light to surrounding propertiesT8 - Hornbeam - Young/Semi mature. Overreaching, Reducing light to propertiesCrown lift to gain a ground clearance of 3m by removing secondary branches.Crown Thin By 20%Crown reduce by 1.5m in order to increase light to surrounding propertiesT9 - Whitebeam - Semi mature. Overreaching, Reducing light to propertiesCrown lift to gain a ground clearance of 3m by removing secondary branches.Crown Thin By 20%Crown reduce by 1.5m in order to increase light to surrounding properties
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View council map| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| DECISION NOTICEDecision Notice · PDF | 25 Nov 2021 | View |
| APPLICATIONFORMApplication Form · PDF | 22 Sept 2021 | View |
| AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHSite Photograph · PDF | 22 Sept 2021 | View |
| Site PhotographSite Photograph · PDF | 22 Sept 2021 | View |
| Site PhotographSite Photograph · PDF | 22 Sept 2021 | View |
| Site PhotographSite Photograph · PDF | 22 Sept 2021 | 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.