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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16 Douglas Villas Gilesgate Durham DH1 1JL
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16 Douglas Villas Gilesgate Durham DH1 1JL
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View council mapT1 - Laburnum - Crown reduce and reshape by 3mT2 - Variegated Holly - Trim to tidyT3 - Conifer - Reduce height by 2mT4 - Cedar - Prune back the top of crown in-line with the lower sectionT5 - Birch - Crown thin by 20%T6 - Maple - Crown reduce and reshape by 20%T7 - Willow - Pollard leaving the stem at 0.5mT8 - Maple - Crown reduce and reshape by 3-4mT9 - Birch - Crown thin by 20% and prune back from adjacent tree by 2m
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Sign in to view collected details| Document | Published | Action |
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| RAISE NO OBJECTION TCADecision · PDF | 10 Dec 2024 | View |
| S211Delegated Report · PDF | 6 Dec 2024 | View |
| APPLICATION FORM (NO PERSONAL DATA)Application Form · PDF | 31 Oct 2024 | View |
| ARBORICULTURAL STATEMENTReport · PDF | 31 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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications.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.