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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5 The Beeches New Barn Longfield Kent DA3 7GR
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Council sourceApplication for G1 to prune of the lower canopy secondary back towards the fence line on 5 The Beeches side, prune the upper canopy branches by 2m of trees overhanging 5 The Beeches of 2 No. Oak trees and 6 No. Ash trees, Remove large snapped limb from recent wind damage. Prune to offer a height clearance over Studley Crescent of at least 5m minimum and clearance over footpath of 2m minimum from ground level subject to Tree Preservation Order No.2 1962
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View council map| Document | Published | Action |
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| CONSENT GRANTEDDecision Notice · PDF | 15 Sept 2020 | View |
| DELEGATED REPORT SHEETReport · PDF | 10 Sept 2020 | View |
| AERIAL VIEW SKETCH PLANDrawings · PDF | 28 Jul 2020 | View |
| PHOTODrawings · PDF | 28 Jul 2020 | 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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications.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.