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.
Council planning record
St James Church The Village Castle Eden Hartlepool TS27 4SL
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St James Church The Village Castle Eden Hartlepool TS27 4SL
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View council map(T1) Lawson Cypress located close to the NW corner of the church - Shorten back branches by a maximum of 1.5m, ensuring cuts remain within green foliage area to provide clearance from church building(G1) Group of five Holly trees - significant dieback in the crown of the trees, remove dead wood and reduce the crown height by 50%(G2) Group of three Holly trees - reduce crown by 30% away from overhead electric lines
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Sign in to view collected details| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| APPROVAL TPODecision · PDF | 14 Oct 2024 | View |
| TPODelegated Report · PDF | 1 Oct 2024 | View |
| NEIGHBOUR NOTIFICATION LISTNeighbour Notification List · PDF | 29 Aug 2024 | View |
| SITE PLANDrawing · PDF | 21 Aug 2024 | View |
| T1 LAWSON CYPRESSPhoto | 21 Aug 2024 | View |
| G1 AND G2Photo | 21 Aug 2024 | View |
| G1 AND G2 VIEW FROM WESTPhoto | 21 Aug 2024 | View |
| APPLICATION FORMApplication Form · PDF | 21 Aug 2024 | 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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications.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.