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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48 Fawkham Avenue Longfield Kent DA3 7HF
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Council sourceApplication for T1 English Oak-Remove low limb to NW over garden of 38 at 6.5 metres above ground level. Reduce canopy to north over property line to match lower reduction works carried out approximately 4 years ago being a reduction of up 4 metes from furthest canopy extension leaving approximately 3 meters from main stem. Crown thin by 15%; T2 Hornbeam-Crown Lift to provide 2.5 metres clearance from ground level crown thin by 15%; T3 Common Ash-Remove two lowest branches on left tree of pair at 4.5 meters to South east damaged due to branch rubbing; T4 Common Ash - Fraxinus excelsior-Remove three limbs-One to the East and two to the South East cutting back to source 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 | 15 Jan 2020 | View |
| DrawingsDrawings · PDF | 15 Jan 2020 | View |
| CONSENT GRANTEDDecision Notice · PDF | 2 Jan 2020 | View |
| PHOTO 1 - T4 ASH 1Drawings · PDF | 31 Oct 2019 | View |
| PHOTO 2 - T1 OAK 2Drawings · PDF | 31 Oct 2019 | View |
| PHOTO 3 - T2 HORNBEAMDrawings · PDF | 31 Oct 2019 | View |
| PHOTO 4 - T3 ASH 1Drawings · PDF | 31 Oct 2019 | View |
| PHOTO 5 - T4 ASH 2Drawings · PDF | 31 Oct 2019 | View |
| PHOTO 6 - T1 OAK 1Drawings · PDF | 31 Oct 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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications.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.