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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5 Woodland Close Bearpark Durham DH7 7EB
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Council sourcePruning of three Beech trees to maintain clearances adjacent to the property, over the highway, streetlight, and also neighbours property. - Removal of any visible deadwood, broken branches, pruning stubs. Crown lifting low, pendulous branches to increase ground clearance all round for example up to 5-6m. This will include pruning of selected small diameter branches only (soft growth) eg 75mm diameter, not structural branches over this size. Minor crown reduction to reduce branches overhanging /close to the roof of the house. pruning reduction of soft growth only, eg 75mm to maintain 2-3m clearance as appropriate. Total pruning will equate to less than 10% crown volume per tree. - TPO-PN1-317
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View council map| Document | Published | Action |
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| APPROVAL TPODecision · PDF | 6 Aug 2025 | View |
| TPODelegated Report · PDF | 23 Jul 2025 | View |
| NEIGHBOUR NOTIFICATION LISTNeighbour Notification List · PDF | 17 Jun 2025 | View |
| LOCATION PLANOS Extract | 10 Jun 2025 | View |
| APPLICATIONFORMREDACTEDApplication Form · PDF | 10 Jun 2025 | View |
| PHOTO OF ALL 3 TREESPhoto | 10 Jun 2025 | View |
| PHOTO OF B1Photo | 10 Jun 2025 | View |
| PHOTO OF B2 AND B3Photo | 10 Jun 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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications.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.