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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Bishops Palace Garden Canon Lane Chichester West Sussex PO19 1PY
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Bishops Palace Garden Canon Lane Chichester West Sussex PO19 1PY
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View council mapNotification of intention to pollard to approx. 4m on 1 no. Willow tree (T292A), 1 no. Prunus tree (T292B) and 1 no. Portuguese Laurel tree (T292C). Fell 1 no. Judas tree (T293A), 1 no. Olive tree (T293B) and 1 no. Goat Willow tree (T298). Remove basal and epicormic growth up to 4m (above ground level) on 1 no. Lime tree (T294), remove lowest 4 no. limbs (2 no. live and 2 no. dead) on south sector and remove lowest 2 no. limbs on the western sector and thin south and west sectors (on the lower/mid crown areas) by 10-15% on 1 no. Monterey Pine tree (T297) and reduce east sector by 1m on 1 no. Magnolia tree (T299).
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Sign in to view collected details| Document | Published | Action |
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| Decision NoticeDecision Notice · PDF | 1 Mar 2024 | View |
| Delegated ReportDelegated Report · PDF | 1 Mar 2024 | View |
| CORRESPONDENCE WITH THE AGENT ABOUT POSSIBLE TREE WORK AMENDMENTSCorrespondence · PDF | 29 Feb 2024 | View |
| CORRESPONDENCE AS AGREEMENT FORM THE AGENT TO THE CHANGE OF DESCRIPTION FOR WORKS AND SPECIES NAMESCorrespondence · PDF | 29 Feb 2024 | View |
| CCAACThird Party Other · PDF | 15 Feb 2024 | View |
| APPLICATION FORMApplication Form · PDF | 24 Jan 2024 | View |
| TREE SURVEYApplication Documents · PDF | 24 Jan 2024 | View |
| TREE LOCATION PLANPlan - Under Consideration · PDF | 24 Jan 2024 | 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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications.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.