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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Durham Cathedral The College Durham DH1 3EH
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Durham Cathedral The College Durham DH1 3EH
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View council mapT2 - Sycamore - Fell Tree with major decay at base, which is close to boathouse, as close to ground level as practical.T3 - Horse Chestnut - Fell as close to ground level as practical. This tree is in decline with a sparse canopy which grows at an angle directly overhanging the footpath.T4 - Sycamore - Prune to clear the building by 2m and remove epicormic growth up to 4m.T5 - Sycamore - Remove low branch growing towards the building for long term clearance.T6 - Cherry - Crown reduce and reshape by 2-3m to give clearance from building and lessen the windsail of the tree due to low decay/cavity on the stem.T7 - Lime - Remove major deadwood, is located in a high use public area.T8 - Lime - Fell as close to ground level as practical. Low decay present at twin stemmed union on lower stem. Located close to historic building, would require regular pruning as this tree has basal defects recommend removing and re-planting a tree with greater clearance from the building.
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Sign in to view collected details| Document | Published | Action |
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| TPO FULL DELEGATEDDelegated Report · PDF | 14 Nov 2024 | View |
| RAISE OBJECTION TCADecision · PDF | 14 Nov 2024 | View |
| APPLICATIONFORMREDACTEDApplication Form · PDF | 3 Oct 2024 | View |
| TREE LOCATION PLANDrawing · PDF | 3 Oct 2024 | View |
| ARBORICULTURAL STATEMENTSupporting Information · PDF | 3 Oct 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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications.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.