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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St Andrews Links Trust Pilmour Cottage Old Guardbridge Road St Andrews Fife KY16 9SF
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St Andrews Links Trust Pilmour Cottage Old Guardbridge Road St Andrews Fife KY16 9SF
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View council mapPinus Sylvestris (Scots Pine) Ht: 7m Diam: 0.22m Age class Y - To fell at ground level, remove stump. To enable public access cordon to be erected.
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Sign in to view collected details| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| DecisionDecision · PDF | 13 Nov 2025 | View |
| TREE 0125 FROM NORTHPhoto | 31 Oct 2025 | View |
| TREE 0125 FROM SOUTH SHOWING LINE OF REQUIRED EXCLUSION FENCEPhoto · PDF | 31 Oct 2025 | View |
| LATEST SURVEY CONDUCTED REGISTER OF TREESOther · PDF | 31 Oct 2025 | View |
| LOCATION PLANOS Extract | 31 Oct 2025 | View |
| AERIAL PHOTOGRAPH OF TREE LOCATIONPhoto | 31 Oct 2025 | View |
| Application FormApplication Form · PDF | 31 Oct 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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications.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.