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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St Josephs Catholic Primary School, 155 Aldershot Road, Guildford, GU2 8YH
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Council sourceT806 (Horse Chestnut): Reduce regrowth from lowest northern primary limb by up to 3m to leave a branch lengths of c4m from the primary branch union. Reduce regrowth from the lowest primary limb at 6m agl by 3m to leave a final branch length of c4m. Reduce regrowth from southern lowest primary limb by up to 3m to leave final lengths of c3m from the primary branch union. Reduce the vertical regrowth within eastern crown at 6m agl and 4m from main stem up to 3m to leave a final branch length of c3m from the horizontal primary branch union. T816 (Common Oak): Retrench the crown by reducing the height by up to 3m to leave a final height of approximately 14m and reduce the lateral radial spreads by up to 2m to leave radial spreads of approximately 5m, shaping the crown accordingly. T817 (Commons Oak): Remove ivy (TPO P1/201/401)
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View council map| Document | Published | Action |
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| Decision noticeDecision · PDF | 9 Feb 2026 | View |
| Officer reportReport · PDF | 9 Feb 2026 | View |
| Application form redactedApplication Form · PDF | 17 Dec 2025 | View |
| Tree hazard risk assessmentApplication Document · PDF | 17 Dec 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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications.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.