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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Grove House Shotley Grove Road Shotley Bridge Consett DH8 8SG
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Council source1T - willow - remove - 1 stem in very poor condition visibly disintegrating with brown rot; the other is heavily leaning with evidence of brown rot on the tension side of the stem and bark loss beginning to occur as per first stem. 2T and 3T - Ash - remove stage 3 and 4 ash dieback - Section 211 notice.4T - Ash - remove ash dieback - TPO-DER-133
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View council map| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| APPROVAL TPODecision · PDF | 31 Oct 2025 | View |
| TPODelegated Report · PDF | 23 Oct 2025 | View |
| NEIGHBOUR NOTIFICATION LISTNeighbour Notification List · PDF | 24 Sept 2025 | View |
| APPLICATION FORM REDACTEDApplication Form · PDF | 19 Sept 2025 | View |
| TREE LOCATIONDrawing | 19 Sept 2025 | View |
| TREE PHOTO 2Photo | 19 Sept 2025 | View |
| TREE PHOTO 1Photo | 19 Sept 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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications.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.