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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Area Rear Of 5 Watermans Way And Rear Of Garages Worcester Close Greenhithe Kent
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Council sourceApplication for Sycamore tree (T565 tag removed) directly next to T564 (Sycamore), in the raised bed, to reduce the lateral branches overhanging the parking and road area. Tree is around 20m in height with a spread of 11m -proposal is to reduce the lateral branches back to good growth points by around 3m-3.5m to improve overall balance of the tree. Leaving the height the same and the spread a more balanced 7.5-8m. And crown raise to 5m subject to Tree Preservation Order No.11 1990
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View council map| Document | Published | Action |
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| CONSENT GRANTEDDecision Notice · PDF | 5 Jan 2022 | View |
| DELEGATED REPORT SHEETReport · PDF | 4 Jan 2022 | View |
| TREE PLANDrawings · PDF | 16 Nov 2021 | View |
| PHOTO OF TREEDrawings · PDF | 16 Nov 2021 | 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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications.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.