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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3 Wayside Cottages, Horsham Road, Holmbury St Mary, Dorking, RH5 6NH
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3 Wayside Cottages, Horsham Road, Holmbury St Mary, Dorking, RH5 6NH
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View council mapApple tree- Reduce height from approximately 15 metres to 10 metres and removing the numerous dead and dangerous branches that cast over ours and our neighbours gardens (Holmbury St. Mary Conservation Area)
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Sign in to view collected details| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Decision noticeDecision · PDF | 11 Jul 2025 | View |
| Officer reportReport · PDF | 11 Jul 2025 | View |
| Application form redactedApplication Form · PDF | 4 Jun 2025 | View |
| Tree photographPhoto · PDF | 4 Jun 2025 | View |
| Tree location planDrawing · PDF | 4 Jun 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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications.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.