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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40 Canaan Lane Edinburgh EH10 4SU
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40 Canaan Lane Edinburgh EH10 4SU
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View council mapT1 Eucalyptus - reduce upper crown back to previous pruning points, up to 2 metre reduction.T2 Cypress hedge, 16 trees - reduce to previous pruning points around 4m, leave with a more natural finish.T3 Conifers grown as a loose hedge - reduce height of hedge to 4m, trim sides to reduce spread by 1m over garden and 0.5m over wall.T4 Sycamore - reduce height by 3m and crown thin by 15%.T5 Eucalyptus - 2 juvenile trees - light prune, reduce height by up to 1.5m.T6 Ten Lawson cypress grown as a hedge - reduce height by up to 2m creating a sloped top, high to the south and lower to the north.T7 Four Cupressus macrocarpa - reduce height by up to 4m and prune remaining growth to create optimal form.
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Sign in to view collected details| Document | Published | Action |
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| NMTCOZ - NOT MAKE A TPO DECISION LETTERDecision Notice · PDF | 30 Jun 2026 | View |
| A LOCATION PLANDrawing | 8 Jun 2026 | View |
| PHOTO OF T1 AND T2 VIEWED FROM THE SOUTHPhoto | 8 Jun 2026 | View |
| PHOTO OF T1 VIEWED FROM THE NORTH SHOWING PRUNING LINE IN REDPhoto | 8 Jun 2026 | View |
| PHOTO OF T2 VIEWED FROM THE SOUTHWESTPhoto | 8 Jun 2026 | View |
| PHOTO OF T2 CYPRESS HEDGE VIEWED FROM THE WESTPhoto | 8 Jun 2026 | View |
| PHOTO OF T3 CYPRESS HEDGE VIEWED FROM THE NORTH WESTPhoto | 8 Jun 2026 | View |
| PHOTO OF T4 T5 AND T6 VIEWED FROM THE EASTPhoto | 8 Jun 2026 | View |
| PHOTO OF T5 AND T6 VIEWED FROM THE EASTPhoto | 8 Jun 2026 | View |
| PHOTO OF T7 FOUR TREES VIEWED FROM THE NORTH EASTPhoto | 8 Jun 2026 | View |
| APPLICATION PDFApplication Form · PDF | 8 Jun 2026 | 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.