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 Royal Automobile Country Club (RAC) Old Barn Road Epsom Surrey KT18 7EW
Last published check: 11 Oct 2026, 18:54. Check the council record for more recent changes.
The Royal Automobile Country Club (RAC) Old Barn Road Epsom Surrey KT18 7EW
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View council mapTree specification and dimensions will be provided in the tree survey attached.The tree survey will be emailed separately as the file was too big to upload. Work that requires Consent : Tpo group T 170 - Oak - Remove all branches to create a Monolift T 223 - Ash - Fell T 255 - Ash - Fell T 257 - Ash - FellT 258 - Ash - FellT 324 - Chestnut - Monolift to 5m poleT 479 - Yew - crown lift to 3.5 mT 574 - Robinia - FellT 961 - Sycamore - Reduce southern stem to 1m above woodpecker hole. T 1576 - Goat willow - Pollard to 10 mT 2987 - Sycamore - Fell (covered by the Felling Licence)T 671 - Cypress - FellT 672 - Cypress - FellT 686 - Ash - FellT 960 - Oak - Remove lowest limb over footpath. T 1441 - Ash - FellExempt works : 82- Oak - remove deadwood217 - Ash - remove deadwood over sculpture 265 - Oak - remove deadwood 296 - Ash, remove deadwood 318 - Beech - remove deadwood 365 - Oak - remove deadwood478 - Yew - remove deadwood479 - Yew - remove deadwood543 - Yew - remove deadwood649 - Oak - remove deadwood 735 - Oak - remove deadwood 962 - Hornbeam - remove deadwood 959 - Oak, remove deadwood 1275 - Ash - remove deadwood 1446 - Silver birch - Fell 1520 - Cherry - Fell
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Sign in to view collected details| Document | Published | Action |
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| PETPOZDecision · PDF | 28 Apr 2026 | View |
| Officers ReportDecision | 11 Feb 2026 | View |
| Tree Survey MapsPlans · PDF | 27 Nov 2025 | View |
| ACKTPOCorrespondence · PDF | 27 Nov 2025 | View |
| INVALCorrespondence · PDF | 26 Nov 2025 | View |
| Tree ReportSupporting Information · PDF | 26 Nov 2025 | View |
| ACKTPOCorrespondence · PDF | 26 Nov 2025 | View |
| Application Form - without Personal dataApplication Form · PDF | 22 Sept 2025 | View |
| Site OverviewPlans · PDF | 22 Sept 2025 | View |
| Site Overview 2Plans · PDF | 22 Sept 2025 | View |
| Site Overview 3Plans · PDF | 22 Sept 2025 | View |
| Site Overview 4Plans · PDF | 22 Sept 2025 | View |
| Site Overview 5Plans · PDF | 22 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.