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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St Davids Church Tudhoe Lane Spennymoor
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St Davids Church Tudhoe Lane Spennymoor
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View council mapOak - Crown lift to 4m above ground level, to include removal of soft /pendulous growth, ie small diameter branches under 75mm / 3 inch only, but no larger structural branches over this size. Pruning to be done evenly all round and to a uniform height to maintain the natural form and symmetry of the tree. Crown reduction / shortening of smaller diameter branches (as specified above) in the lower tree crown only and would not exceed 2m clearance from the roof of the adjacent church building. This would be done in addition to the specified crown lifting works where applicable and may include minor balancing on all sides (amended description)
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Sign in to view collected details| Document | Published | Action |
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| APPROVAL TPODecision · PDF | 18 Oct 2024 | View |
| TPODelegated Report · PDF | 15 Oct 2024 | View |
| NEIGHBOUR NOTIFICATION LISTNeighbour Notification List · PDF | 12 Sept 2024 | View |
| APPLICATIONFORMREDACTEDApplication Form · PDF | 5 Sept 2024 | View |
| TREE LOCATION PLANDrawing | 5 Sept 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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications.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.