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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Lincoln Minster School The Prior Building Upper Lindum Street Lincoln Lincolnshire LN2 5RW
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Lincoln Minster School The Prior Building Upper Lindum Street Lincoln Lincolnshire LN2 5RW
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View council mapEastgate HouseT1 - Sycamore - crown lift to 15 feet above ground level.T6 to T10 - Various species - Crown lift to 5.5 metres over road and footpath.T11, T12 and T14 - Yews - Crown lift to 3 to 4 metres over footpath and private road.T17 - Sycamore - Reduce lateral branches.T13 - Holly - Crown lift/ trim by 2 to 3 metres from walk way. St Mary's Preparatory SchoolT3 - Magnolia - Reduce height from 4 metres to 3 metres and reduce lateral spread from 2 to 3 metres to 1 to 2 metres. T6 - False Acacia - Reduce height from 12 metres to 10 metres and lateral spread from 6 metres to 4 metres. T11 - Oak - Crown lift to 12 feet, remove deadwood and crossing branches. Senior SiteT1 - Rowan - Reduce building side lateral branches from 1 metre to 0.5 metres.T3 - Horse Chestnut - Fell.T4 and T5 - Beech - Crown lift to 6 metres over road.T6 - Hawthorn - Reduce height from 3 metres to 2 metres, reduce lateral spread from 1 metre to 0.5 metre away from wall.T7 - Holly - Reduce by 2 to 1 metres to clear building. T8 - Rowan - Remove deadwood prune to clear BT cables by 0.5 metre and crow lift to 7 feet agl. T10 - Pear - Crown lift to 6 metres above ground level. T11 - Lime - Crown lift to 6 metres above ground level. T12 - 2no. Rowans - Crown lift to 2.4 metres above ground level.T13 - Horse Chestnut - Crown lift to 6 metres above ground level and remove deadwood. T15 - Sycamore - Crown lift to 6 metres above ground level and remove deadwood. T16 - Field Maple - Trim back lateral branches to clear buildings by 0.5 metre.
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| DECISION NOTICEDecision Notice · PDF | 24 Oct 2017 | 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.