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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St Joseph's CE Junior Scool Orchard Street Chichester West Sussex PO19 1DQ
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Council sourceNotification of intention to crown lift south sector (over road) by up to 6m (above ground level), reducing south sector to give 1m clearance from lamp column and reduce north and north-west sectors to give a 3m clearance from the adjacent building on 1 no. Yew tree (T1). Reduce north and north-west sectors to give a 3m clearance from the adjacent building on 1 no. Cherry tree (T2). Crown lift by up to 2m (above ground level) and crown reduce by up to 2m on 1 no. Birch tree (T3). Crown reduce by up to 3m (all round) on 1 no. Acer (Norway Maple) tree (T4). Crown reduce (back to previous reduction points) on 4 no. Lime trees (G1).
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View council map| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Decision NoticeDecision Notice · PDF | 17 Nov 2025 | View |
| Delegated ReportDelegated Report · PDF | 17 Nov 2025 | View |
| CCAAC SECRETARYThird Party Other · PDF | 31 Oct 2025 | View |
| EMAIL CORRES WITH AGENT - 02.10.25Correspondence · PDF | 8 Oct 2025 | View |
| TREE LOCATION PLANPlan - Under Consideration · PDF | 12 Sept 2025 | View |
| APPLICATION FORMApplication Form · PDF | 8 Sept 2025 | View |
| PHOTOGRAPH - T4 (ACER TREE)Application Documents | 8 Sept 2025 | View |
| PHOTOGRAPH (T1 - YEW TREE)Application Documents | 8 Sept 2025 | View |
| PHOTOGRAPH (G1 - LIME TREE)Application Documents | 8 Sept 2025 | View |
| PHOTOGRAPH (T2 - CHERRY TREE)Application Documents | 8 Sept 2025 | 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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications.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.