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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26 Waterden Road, Guildford, GU1 2AY
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G1 - Group of Lime trees - Pollard to previous pollard points. T1 - Yew over front drive - Reduce face over pavement (roadside) by 1 meter. Reduce face over driveway by 2 meters. Remove main lower limb (damaged by vehicles hitting it) growing over driveway back to main stem. T2 - Yew next to side access - Remove to ground level. (Proposing to remove the tree to ground level and replant a more appropriate species and size of tree in its place). T3 - Holly - remove self seeded tree to ground level.
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View council map| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Decision noticeDecision · PDF | 15 Dec 2025 | View |
| Officer reportReport · PDF | 15 Dec 2025 | View |
| Application form redactedApplication Form · PDF | 3 Nov 2025 | View |
| Site planDrawing | 3 Nov 2025 | View |
| Photos of lime treesPhoto | 3 Nov 2025 | View |
| Photos of lime treesPhoto | 3 Nov 2025 | View |
| Photos of lime treesPhoto | 3 Nov 2025 | View |
| Photos of lime treesPhoto | 3 Nov 2025 | View |
| Photos of yew treesPhoto | 3 Nov 2025 | View |
| Photos of yew treesPhoto | 3 Nov 2025 | View |
| Photos of yew treesPhoto | 3 Nov 2025 | View |
| Photos of yew treesPhoto | 3 Nov 2025 | View |
| Photos of yew treesPhoto | 3 Nov 2025 | View |
| Photos of yew treesPhoto | 3 Nov 2025 | View |
| Photos of yew treesPhoto | 3 Nov 2025 | View |
| Photos of yew treesPhoto | 3 Nov 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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications.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.