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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1-6 Catherines Place, Chestnut Avenue, Guildford, GU2 4AE
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Council sourceT1 ? Indian Bean tree ? Reduce the height by approx. 1-2 meters to appropriate growth points, leaving an overall height of 12-13 meters, to reduce the North sector by approx 2 meters leaving an overall branch length on 7-8 meters, to reduce the East sector by approx. 2 meters leaving an overall branch length on 7-8 meters, to reduce the West sector by 2 meters leaving an overall branch length of 7-8 meters. T2 ? Indian Bean tree ? Reduce the height by approx. 2-3 meters to appropriate growth points, leaving an overall height of 12-13 meters, to reduce the East sector by approx 1 meters leaving an overall branch length on 6-7 meters, to reduce the South sector by approx. 1-2 meters leaving an overall branch length on 6-7 meters, to reduce the West sector by 1-2 meters leaving an overall branch length of 6-7 meters. T3 ? Conifer ? reduce height by approx. 1/3 approx 4 meters leaving an overall height of 8-10 meters. T4 ? Field Maple ? carry out approx. 0.5-1 meters crown reduction, to also cut away from property leaving an overall distance of 3 meters. T5 ? Field Maple ? Reduce the height by approx. 2 meters to appropriate growth points, leaving an overall height of 9-10 meters, to reduce the North sector by approx 1 meters leaving an overall branch length on 4-5 meters, to reduce the East sector by approx. 1 meters leaving an overall branch length on 4-5 meters, to reduce the South sector by 1 meters leaving an overall branch length of 4-5 meters and to reduce the West sector by 1 meters leaving an overall branch length of 4-5 meters. Back to past reduction points and shape
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View council map| Document | Published | Action |
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| Decision noticeDecision · PDF | 2 Jul 2026 | View |
| Delegated officer reportReport · PDF | 2 Jul 2026 | View |
| Application form redactedApplication Form · PDF | 12 May 2026 | View |
| Tree photographsPhoto · PDF | 12 May 2026 | View |
| Tree locations planDrawing · PDF | 12 May 2026 | 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.