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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18 The Grove, Effingham, Leatherhead, KT24 5AF
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Two Birch T1 - To reduce height by 2 m and crown radius by 2m. Reduce height 14 to 12m and width 10 to 6m. Reasons - Both trees growing as a pair with heavy stems/limbs. Stag headed at top and over a parking area and footpath. To lighten loading. One Birch T2 - Dead, Fell to ground level. Reason - Dead Yew T3 - To crown lift to max 4m footpath, road and entrance. Reason - To remove obstruction from footpath, road and entrance Sycamore T11 - To remove the 45 degree stem at 1.5m growing over the road. To crown lift the remainder to give max 4m clearance. Reason - Remove obstruction over road and footpath before a vehicle hits it. Walnut T6 - To reduce height by 2m and crown radius by 2m. Reduce height by 8 to 6m and width from 5 to 3m. Reason - Leaning at 45 degrees over road and all the growth is on the side of the lean Thuja T8 - To lightly reduce low growth over the footpath and road by up to 1.5m. Reason - To remove obstruction from path and road. Macrocarpa T7 - To reduce by 1.5m the growth on the stem growing towards the road. Reason - To reduce weight and leverage on stem leaning towards the road. Ten Hornbeam T5 - To reduce down to 4m in height. Reason - This was an old hedge which has been allowed to grow up. Will stabilise stems and allow to thicken up lower down. Pine T4 - To remove dead wood. Reason - Over footpath and is a risk Beech T9 - To remove dead wood. Reason - Bench situated underneath, reduce risk Whitebeam T10 - To remove one dead and one partly dead stem. To reduce the remaining height by 3m and radius growth by up to 3m. Reason - To stabilise tree in the short term due to weak structure at the base.
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View council map| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Decision noticeDecision · PDF | 28 Sept 2026 | View |
| Officer reportReport · PDF | 28 Sept 2026 | View |
| Application form redactedApplication Form · PDF | 12 Aug 2026 | View |
| Tree location planDrawing · PDF | 12 Aug 2026 | View |
| Photo of trees 9, 10Photo · PDF | 12 Aug 2026 | View |
| Photo of trees 1Photo · PDF | 12 Aug 2026 | View |
| Photo of trees 2Photo · PDF | 12 Aug 2026 | View |
| Photo of trees 3Photo · PDF | 12 Aug 2026 | View |
| Photo of trees 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 11Photo · PDF | 12 Aug 2026 | View |
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Understanding planning · 13 min read
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