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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4 The Oval Longfield Kent DA3 7HD
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Council sourceApplication to reduce height of line of Conifer Trees by 30% subject to Tree Preservation Order No.12 1982
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View council map| Document | Published | Action |
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| DELEGATED REPORT SHEETReport · PDF | 27 Aug 2019 | View |
| CONSENT GRANTEDDecision Notice · PDF | 15 Aug 2019 | View |
| PLANNING SKETCH_PP-07923033Drawings · PDF | 18 Jun 2019 | 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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications.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.