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.
Council planning record
Land at High View, Opp Number 10, Gomshall, Guildford GU5 9LT
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T1 Blue Atlas Cedar: Raise canopy to S and W to 3m ground clearance, Provide maintenance clearances, T2 Douglas Fir: Raise canopy to S and W to 3m ground clearance, Provide maintenance clearances, G3 Buddleia/Willow: Fell cluster of stems <6m height Crowded, self seeded, T4 Sycamore: Fell, Extensive squirrel damage. Limb/stem failures likely, T5 Norway Maple: Remove 4 lowest limbs, Raise crown base to 5m ground clearance, G6 2no Sycamore: Fell both, Extensive squirrel damage. Limb/stem failures likely, T7 Norway Maple: Remove lowest 8 branches to S/SE/SW, Raise crown base to 5m ground clearance, T8 Norway Maple: Remove fine branches to S to 5m above ground level, Provide ground clearance, T9 London Plane: Remove 20cm diameter low hanging limb to S back to stem join. Remove fine low hanging branches to 5m above ground level, Provide ground clearance, T10 Lime: Remove lowest 12cm dimeter limb to S back to stem, Provide ground clearance, T11 Field Maple: Fell, Dead stub, T12 Beech, Fell, Poor condition, T13 Copper Beech: Remove 2 lowest limbs to S back to stem, Provide ground clearance, T14 Beech: Remove 3 lowest limbs to S back to stem. Remove fine low hanging branches to 5m above ground level, Provide ground clearance, T15 Lime: Remove 2 lowest limbs to SE/S back to stem, Provide ground clearance, T16 Lime: Remove 4 lowest limbs to S back to stem, Provide ground clearance, T17 Lime: Remove 3 lowest limbs to S back to stem, Provide ground clearance, T18 Lime: Remove lowest limb to S back to stem, Provide ground clearance, T19 Yew: Cut back fine branches to SW below 3m height to within 1m of stem, Provide ground clearance, T20 Unconfirmed: Fell, Dead stub, G21 Holly, Hazel, Sycamore: Top at 2m and side trim to W to form maintenance face, Produce a maintainable hedge profile (TPO P1/201/272)
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View council map| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Decision noticeDecision · PDF | 4 Sept 2026 | View |
| Officer reportReport · PDF | 4 Sept 2026 | View |
| Application form redactedApplication Form · PDF | 7 Jul 2026 | View |
| Site planDrawing · PDF | 7 Jul 2026 | View |
| Schedule of worksApplication Document · PDF | 7 Jul 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.