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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1 Mason Avenue Shotley Bridge Consett DH8 0TS
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Council sourceT1 Oak. Prune South East part of crown, overhanging fence back towards boundary ( 2 - 2.5 M ) Prune from just above fence to 10 metres, measured from level of lawn in garden. Remove the 'soft growth' on the outer / lower parts of the tree crown to reduce the overall size and spread of the tree by shortening or removal of secondary branches under 75mm diameter and less than 2.5M in length, not main structural branches over this size. - TPO-DER-079
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View council map| Document | Published | Action |
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| TPODelegated Report · PDF | 2 Jul 2025 | View |
| APPROVAL TPODecision · PDF | 2 Jul 2025 | View |
| ARBConsultee Comment | 2 Jun 2025 | View |
| NEIGHBOUR NOTIFICATION LISTNeighbour Notification List · PDF | 9 May 2025 | View |
| APPLICATIONFORMREDACTEDApplication Form · PDF | 6 May 2025 | View |
| LOCATION PLANOS Extract · PDF | 6 May 2025 | View |
| TREE PHOTO 1Photo | 6 May 2025 | 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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications.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.