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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Charis The Village Brancepeth Durham DH7 8DE
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Charis The Village Brancepeth Durham DH7 8DE
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View council mapRemoval of an elm tree just on our side of a boundary with our neighbouring property Castle Firs. Olivers tree services got agreement for removal of this tree 5 years ago, but this was not carried out at the time. The tree is outside our kitchen windows and has grown further. It is also now leaning more towards the house, with upper branches overhanging the roof of the house. We are worried about it damaging the house and therefore wish to have it removed.
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Sign in to view collected details| Document | Published | Action |
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| RAISE NO OBJECTION TCADecision · PDF | 4 Dec 2024 | View |
| TREE WORKS REPORTDelegated Report | 2 Dec 2024 | View |
| APPLICATIONFORMREDACTEDApplication Form · PDF | 18 Nov 2024 | View |
| TREE LOCATION PLANDrawing | 18 Nov 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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications.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.