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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1 Postford Mill Cottages, Mill Lane, Chilworth, Guildford, GU4 8RP
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T1 English Oak - Reduce in height by approx. 2 - 2.5m to leave a finished tree height of approx 13m, reshape the remaining tree by approx. 2 - 2.5m back to suitable growth points, finished branch length to the north 5.8m, east 6m, south 4.4m and west 6m. Remove major deadwood from the tree, and stem clean by removing epicormic growth and old stubs to a height of 4m. T2 Alder - Raise the canopy to create 3 meters clearance. T3 English Oak - Remove major dead wood from the tree. T4 English Oak - reduce back the 2X lowest branches to the west by 2.5m to suitable growth points to leave an approx. finished branch length of 6m to bring them in line with the canopy above and remove major deadwood. T5 1X Ash with ash die back- Fell ground level. (Conservation Area)
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View council map| Document | Published | Action |
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| Decision noticeDecision · PDF | 20 Jan 2026 | View |
| Officer reportReport · PDF | 20 Jan 2026 | View |
| Application form - redactedApplication Form · PDF | 1 Dec 2025 | View |
| Map 1 postford mill cottagesApplication Document · PDF | 1 Dec 2025 | View |
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