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.
Council planning record
55, Oak Drive, Penyffordd, Chester, CH4 0AW
Last published check: 3 Oct 2026, 13:55. Check the council record for more recent changes.
55, Oak Drive, Penyffordd, Chester, CH4 0AW
This record has no verified map location.
Tree height: +/- 16.2m (Picture of tree will be attached in the application with specific recommendations highlighted in colour) Crown radius, i.e., portions of the crown corresponding approximately to the cardinal points: North: +/-7.5m ; East: +/-5.5m ; South: +/-7.5m ; West: +/-9m 1a. From the main stem trifurcation at approx. 7m height, follow the south-easterly oriented bough to its south-easterly bifurcation. Reduce the length of branches in the upper extent of this limb, by a maximum of 3m, with pruning cuts not exceeding 70mm diameter. 1b. From the main stem trifurcation at approx. 7m height, follow the south-westerly oriented bough, the upper reaches of which are behind the portion of crown identified as 1a, when viewed from the rear garden of your property. Reduce the length of the highest section of this bough by a maximum of 3m, with pruning cuts not exceeding 70mm diameter. 1c. Prune back to suitable growth points, approximately northerly oriented secondary / tertiary branches that grow from the lowest attached north-westerly oriented primary limb, (attached to the main stem at approx. 6m height). 1d. From the main stem trifurcation at approx. 7m height, follow the northerly oriented bough. Reduce the length of the northerly oriented primary limb, (attached at approx. 8m height), by a maximum of 2.5m.
Sign in to view all collected council fields and recorded changes.
Sign in to view collected detailsNo documents match this view.
Documents open on the council website. Browse council documents if a link has changed.
Council milestones and published deadlines. A deadline passing does not confirm a decision.
A published target or deadline. It does not confirm an outcome.
Council sourceConditions aren’t listed here. Read the council decision notice for the full decision and conditions.
No related records were published in this section.
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.