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 Orange Tree 6 Hawley Road Dartford Kent DA1 1NR
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Council sourceApplication to reduce the crown of the tree by the selective removal of between 2-3 metres from the branch tips (in practice a reduction of leaf mass of approx. 30%), lift to a height of 7-8 metres on the main stem, the large branch over the chimney to be pruned with a clearance of 2-3 metres (see attached mark-up photo) of 1 No. Tilia x europeae - Common Lime tree (T1) located on the boundary with the nursery and pub out-buildings; remove ivy and deadwood crown of 1 No. Acer Pseudoplatanus (T2) subject to Tree Preservation order No.3 1993
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View council map| Document | Published | Action |
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| DELEGATED REPORT SHEETReport · PDF | 26 Sept 2019 | View |
| CONSENT GRANTEDDecision Notice · PDF | 24 Sept 2019 | View |
| PHOTO MARKED UPDrawings · PDF | 31 Jul 2019 | View |
| TREE PLANDrawings · PDF | 29 Jul 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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications.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.