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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61 Forge Lane Higham Rochester Kent ME3 7AH
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61 Forge Lane Higham Rochester Kent ME3 7AH
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View council mapT01 Deodar Cedar (Cedrus deodara) height reduction from 19m to 15m, reduce eastern spread from 14m to 10m, reduce southern spread from 9m to 6m (roughly to fenceline), reduce west spread from 12m to 8.5m), 3m crown lift for pedestrian clearance;T02 Sycamore (Acer pseudoplatanus) reduce height from 20m to 15m, reduce lateral Spread on the North from 6.5m to 4m, reduce on the East from 5.3 to 3.7m, reduce the South from 7.5m to 5m & reduce the West from 8.5m to 5m removing up to 3m, lift canopy to give 6.5m ground clearance and strip the tree of Ivy;T03 Deodar Cedar (Cedrus deodara) lift canopy of tree over public footpath to give 3m clearance;T04 Oak (Quercus spp) reduce tree back to previous reduction points, reduce height from 16m to 14m, reduce lateral spread from 5.5m to 3.5m; T06 Yew (Taxus baccata) remove and replace due to irreversible decline;T07 Yew (Taxus baccata) reduce canopy by removal of out of shape section, reduce height from 12m to 9m, reshape remaining canopy with secateurs to balance, removing up to 2m and strip tree of ivy.
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| Decision NoticeDecision Notice | Not published | View |
| Application FormApplication Form | Not published | View |
| Tree Location PlanPlan/Drawing | Not published | 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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications.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.