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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Mill Reach, Mill Lane, Chilworth, Guildford, GU5 9BA
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Council sourceT1: Oak reduce height by 3 metres and laterals by 2 metres shaping round. T2 Hazel Group and alder - reduce height to match pleached hedge. T3: Hornbeam: reduce crown by 1-2 metres and uplift. T4: Hornbeam reduce crown by 2 metres. T5: 3 Alders reduce height by 3 metres and sides by 2 metres. T6 2 Silver Birch - reduce height by 3 metres T7: Willow tree: pollard T8: Iron wood. reduce crown by 1metre and uplift. T9: 3 Silver birch trees reduce crown height by 2.5 metres and shape round by 2 metres. T10: Liquid Amber shape crown by 2 metres .T11:Liquid Amber shape crown by 2 metres T12: weeping birch tidy crown by 0.5 metres and uplift. T13: Maple reduce crown by 2 metres T14: silver birch and hornbeam reduce crowns by 2 -2.5 metres T15: Willow tree by no 9 Repollard crown by 50 % T16: Oak uplift crown by 4 metres and reduce crown by 2 metres T17: - Alder tree by valve over lake/ pond area: reduce crown by 2-2.5 metres and shape. T18: Strawberry tree reduce and reshape crown by 1 metre T19: 3 Alders reduce and shape crown by 2 metres T20: Willow Pollard crown by 50% (Chilworth Gunpowder Mills Conservation Area)
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View council map| Document | Published | Action |
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| Decision noticeDecision · PDF | 22 Dec 2025 | View |
| Officer reportReport · PDF | 22 Dec 2025 | View |
| Tree location planDrawing | 3 Nov 2025 | View |
| Fee calculationApplication Document · PDF | 3 Nov 2025 | View |
| Application formApplication Form · PDF | 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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications.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.