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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Briar Cottage 7 Ashley Road Thames Ditton Surrey KT7 0NH
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Briar Cottage 7 Ashley Road Thames Ditton Surrey KT7 0NH
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Thames Ditton Conservation Area - T1 - Himalayan Birch (front garden) - Reduce the crown around the previous pruning points by 1-1.5 metres. Tree height 7 metres, tree width 5 metres, maximum pruning cut, 4cm. T2 - Himalayan Birch (rear garden) - Reduce the crown around the previous pruning points by 1-1.5 metres. Tree height 5 metres, tree width 3.5 metres, maximum pruning cut, 4cm.
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| View or download 'Decision-4789260.pdf'Council document | Not published | View |
| View or download 'Officer Report-4789263.pdf'Council document | Not published | View |
| View or download 'Application Form-4776074.pdf'Council document | Not published | View |
| View or download 'Tree Plan-4776078.pdf'Council document | Not published | View |
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