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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University Hospital Of North Durham North Road Durham DH1 5TW
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University Hospital Of North Durham North Road Durham DH1 5TW
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View council map59 - Lime - Remove visible deadwood as required, pruning back to sound wood or appropriate branch junctions455 - Oak - Reduce lowest most branches back by 3m to clear car parking area, inspection of main limb required. DCC Tree Officer to be made aware of condition of limb493 - Oak - Remove visible deadwood as required, pruning back to sound wood or appropriate branch junction/sGA - Fire Road (from oxygen storage area to Trust HQ car park) Crown lift/prune back branches overhanging the road, back beyond the retaining wall, up to a height of 5.5m, and fell several small trees leaning over the road that are growing within 1m of the roadB - Beech and Willow - No action requiredGC - (from Fire Road entrance up to the Oxygen Storage Area) Prune back branches on the roadside up to 1.5m and round off tall shrubs within 2.5m of the road/barrier209 - Sycamore - Crown lift to include the pruning of light, pendulous growth in the lower tree crown eg shortening or removal of secondary branches under 50/75mm diameter, not main structural branches over this size. Crown lifting would include mostly epicormic growth, clearing the building (Amended description)
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Sign in to view collected details| Document | Published | Action |
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| APPROVAL TPODecision · PDF | 24 Jan 2025 | View |
| TPODelegated Report · PDF | 23 Jan 2025 | View |
| AMENDED ARBICULTURAL STATEMENTSupporting Information · PDF | 22 Jan 2025 | View |
| NEIGHBOUR NOTIFICATION LISTNeighbour Notification List · PDF | 3 Dec 2024 | View |
| APPLICATIONFORMREDACTEDApplication Form · PDF | 28 Nov 2024 | View |
| TREE LOCATION PLANDrawing · PDF | 28 Nov 2024 | View |
| ARBORICULTURAL STATEMENTSupporting Information · PDF | 28 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.