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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8 Fawkham Avenue Longfield Kent DA3 7HF
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Council sourceApplication for Large Hornbeam x 1 - centre front of garden. Crown reduce by up to 30% removing up to 4.5m of growth and remove 1 No. split stem and broken branches. Deadwood remaining crown; Hazel x 1 - reduce by 25% and shape to keep back from footpath and below power cables; Leylandii x 1 section dismantle as close to ground level as possible subject to Tree Preservation Order No.7 1988
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View council map| Document | Published | Action |
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| DELEGATED REPORT SHEETReport · PDF | 11 Oct 2019 | View |
| CONSENT GRANTEDDecision Notice · PDF | 4 Oct 2019 | View |
| 2. HORNBEAM TREE BRANCH HANGING FROM POWER LINE ACROSS DRIVEDrawings · PDF | 29 Aug 2019 | View |
| 3. VIEW FROM THE ROAD OF FALLEN BRANCHDrawings · PDF | 29 Aug 2019 | View |
| 4. LETTER FROM UK POWER NETWORKS - DETAILS OF TREE INCIDENTDrawings · PDF | 23 Aug 2019 | View |
| 1. SKETCH PLANDrawings · PDF | 23 Aug 2019 | View |
| 5. NOTICE TO CUT BACK TREES FROM KCC 26.07.2019Drawings · PDF | 23 Aug 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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications.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.