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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Council sourceTree works as follows:1) 1 no. Lime Tree - crown lift, remove deadwood and epercormic growth and tidy2) Holly Trees - cut back 3) 2 no. Pine trees - remove deadwood4) 1 no. Holly - fell to ground level and grind out stump5) 1 no. Yew Tree - fell to ground level and grind out stump6) 5 no. Conifer Trees - fell to ground level and grind out stumps7) 1 no. Cedar Tree - remove deadwood, cut back long branches, reshape and crown lift8) 1 no. Poplar - fell to ground level and grind out stump9) 1 no. Conifer - fell to ground level and grind out stump10) Row of Conifers - cut back and cut out of telephone wires11) 3 no. Conifers - reduce in height12) Laurel, Budlia and Macaluta - prune and general tidying13) 1 no. Poplar stump - remove regrowth and treat14) Conifer, Holly etc - cut back and general tidying15) 1 no. Elm Tree - Remove deadwood, crown lift and cut back branches
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Sign in to view collected details| Document | Published | Action |
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| Decision NoticeDecision Notice · PDF | 28 Jul 2003 | 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.
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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications.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.