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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The Preston Temple Temple Way Chorley PR6 7EQ
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Council sourceApplication for works to protected trees - Chorley BC TPO 7 (Chorley) 1989 Hartwood Green: W1 - Sycamore - Remove low right angle primary branch with stem wound overhanging neighbour's children's play area due to risk of failure; W1 - 3no. Turkey oaks - Reduce large primary branches by up to 4m back to suitable growth points; MT2 - Remove Ash and Sycamore; MT1 - Sycamore - Crown raise to 5M; MT4 - Oak - Remove lowest primary branch to west; MT5 - Oak - Crown reduce by up to 2m; MT6 - 2no. Oaks - Tree to west, Crown reduce southern spread by 2m, remove low branch stubs to south over road. Tree to east, Remove lowest primary branch to south and reduce other branches to south by up to 2m, crown lift to clear 5.5m on roadside; MT7 - Oak - Crown clean Oak near corner, removing lower split branch to west and deadwood, prune adjacent Oak to the west to give 5.2m clearance from ground and reduce branches by up to 2m; and W4 - Remove both Beech
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View council map| Document | Published | Action |
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| DECISION - TPO SPLIT DECISIONDecision · PDF | 7 Mar 2024 | View |
| ACKNOWLEDGEMENT LETTERCorrespondence · PDF | 13 Dec 2023 | View |
| MPTREES RISK ASSESSMENT REPORT PRESTON TEMPLE.PDFPlanning Application (inc initial correspondence) · PDF | 1 Dec 2023 | View |
| MPTREES RISK ASSESSMENT REPORT PRESTON TEMPLE REASONS FOR WORKPlanning Application (inc initial correspondence) · PDF | 1 Dec 2023 | View |
| APPLICATIONFORMREDACTEDPlanning Application (inc initial correspondence) · PDF | 1 Dec 2023 | 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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications.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.