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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The Gap Lower Broad Oak Road West Hill Ottery St Mary EX11 1UD
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The Gap Lower Broad Oak Road West Hill Ottery St Mary EX11 1UD
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View council mapT1: Beech - remove and dismantle as exhibiting multiple Ganoderma fruiting bodies at the base of the stem. Fungal decay is considered likely to be affecting the structural integrity of the tree. Tree to be dismantled in sections and all arisings retained on site. T2: Fir - remove and dismantle to ground level. All timber to be retained on site and all brash to be chipped.T3: Fir - remove and dismantle to ground level. All timber to be retained on site and all brash to be chipped.T4: English Oak - remove three identified lower limbs to provide increased clearance.T5: English Oak - remove selected lower branch(es) to provide increased clearance.
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| OFFICER REPORTReports · PDF | 24 Aug 2026 | View |
| 25 TRE - TREE SPLIT DECISIONOther · PDF | 24 Aug 2026 | View |
| APPLICATION FORM - WITHOUT PERSONAL DATAForms · PDF | 11 Jun 2026 | View |
| LOCATION PLANPlans · PDF | 11 Jun 2026 | View |
| TREE LOCATIONS (AERIAL IMAGERY)Plans | 11 Jun 2026 | View |
| TREE LOCATIONSPlans | 11 Jun 2026 | View |
| FIR TREE PHOTO 1Photograph | 11 Jun 2026 | View |
| FIR TREE PHOTO 2Photograph | 11 Jun 2026 | View |
| FIR TREE PHOTO 3Photograph | 11 Jun 2026 | View |
| FIR TREE PHOTO 4Photograph | 11 Jun 2026 | View |
| OAK TREE PHOTO 1Photograph | 11 Jun 2026 | View |
| OAK TREE PHOTO 2Photograph | 11 Jun 2026 | View |
| OAK TREE PHOTO 3Photograph | 11 Jun 2026 | View |
| BEECH TREE PHOTO 1Photograph | 11 Jun 2026 | View |
| BEECH TREE PHOTO 2Photograph | 11 Jun 2026 | View |
| BEECH TREE PHOTO 3Photograph | 11 Jun 2026 | View |
| BEECH TREE PHOTO 4Photograph | 11 Jun 2026 | View |
| BEECH TREE PHOTO 5Photograph | 11 Jun 2026 | View |
| BEECH TREE PHOTO 7Photograph | 11 Jun 2026 | View |
| BEECH TREE PHOTO 6Photograph · PDF | 11 Jun 2026 | View |
| BEECH TREE PHOTO 8Photograph | 11 Jun 2026 | 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.