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 Gorse Cottages Castle Road Runcorn WA7 2BG
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Council sourceProposed work to trees covered by TPO 016: T1 cut back overhanging branches to 2m from the main stem, T2 removal from the ground, T3 to be cut to ground level with the main trunk only being 5ft-10ft at
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View council map| Document | Published | Action |
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| NORTHWEST TRESS AND LANDSCAPEApplication Correspondence · PDF | 20 May 2025 | View |
| MAP OG GORSE COTTAGES AND SURROUNDING AREA 001Plans | 19 May 2025 | View |
| APPLICATIONFORMREDACTEDApplication Form · PDF | 13 Feb 2025 | View |
| TREES OVER 1 GORSE COTTAGES 001Plans | 13 Feb 2025 | View |
| VIEW OF TREES AND STEPS TO GORSE COTTAGES 001Plans | 13 Feb 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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications.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.