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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Church House School Lane Newington Folkestone Kent CT18 8AY
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Council sourceWorks to trees situated within a conservation area comprising: Poplar (T1) reduce one overhanging limb back to boundary; Silver Birch: (T2) 3 metre reduction in height and 0.25 metre reduction of lateral branches; Silver Birch (T3) 4 metre reduction in height and 1.5 metre reduction of lateral branches; Silver Birch (T4) 4 metre reduction in height and 0.5 metre reduction of lateral branches; Sycamore (T5) 5 metre reduction in height and 1.25 metre reduction of lateral branches
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| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Decision - Trees in CA (NO)Decision · PDF | 16 Jan 2019 | View |
| Application FormForm · PDF | 16 Nov 2018 | View |
| Officer ReportReport · PDF | 16 Jan 2019 | View |
| Application CorrespondenceDocument · PDF | 5 Dec 2018 | View |
| DrawingDrawing · PDF | 16 Nov 2018 | View |
| Site Notice - Conservation AreaDocument · PDF | 6 Dec 2018 | View |
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Understanding planning · 13 min read
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