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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Ewell Grove Primary School West Street Ewell Surrey KT17 1UZ
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Council source20 - Austrian Pine - Remove deadwood greater than 25mm in diameter.20 - Removal of deadwood to reduce the risk of falling debris over the outdoor play area/space to reduce the risk of injury.21 - Silver Birch - Crown reduce by 3-4m to suitable growth points, remove deadwood 25mm and greater in diameter.21 - Due to the elongated lateral and upright branches to create a more compact structure less affected from strong winds given the location of the tree within the outdoor play area, again to reduce risk of failure, injury or damage.22 - Gingko - Reduce height by 3-4m to suitable growth points, crown lift to a height of 6m from ground level.22 - Due to the extensive regeneration growth from the previous reduction , to reduce risk of injury from possible failure at the old pruning points due to the volume of regeneration.23 - Gingko - Crown lift to a height of 6m from ground level.23 - Crown lift to give sufficient height clearance from ground level over the outdoor play area of the school.24 - Apple - Crown reduce by 3m to previous reduction/pollard points, remove deadwood 25mm and greater in diameter24 - To promote and encourage new generation growth to remove heavily decayed areas of the crown.25 - Apple - Crown reduce by 3m to previous reduction points, remove deadwood 25mm and greater in diameter.25 - To promote and encourage new regeneration growth and to remove the risk of injury from the deadwood falling from the crown.26 - Apple - Crown reduce by 3m to previous reduction points.26 - To promote and encourage new regeneration growth and to remove the risk of injury from the deadwood falling from the crown.
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View council map| Document | Published | Action |
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| ACKCATCorrespondence · PDF | 26 Jun 2026 | View |
| Application Form - without Personal dataApplication Form · PDF | 16 Jun 2026 | View |
| Application Letter and PlansPlans · PDF | 16 Jun 2026 | View |
| Tree Inspection and Arboricultural ReportSupporting Information · PDF | 16 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
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Understanding planning · 13 min read
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