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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5 Staffords Harlow Essex CM17 0JR
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5 Staffords Harlow Essex CM17 0JR
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View council mapT16 - Lime Tree - Crown lift to 5m above ground level. Fell Basal growth, Reduce the height by approx. 5m. Reduce the sides to balance by approx. 2mT13 - Lime Tree - Crown lift to 5m above ground level. Reduce height by 5m , reduce sides by approx. 2-3m to balanceT12 - Lime Tree - Reduce height by 6-7m to previous cutting points. Reduce side branches 2-3m to balance. Crown lift to 5m above ground level. Reduce large bough growing over the lawn area, by 4-5mT10 - Lime Tree - Crown lift to 5m above ground level. Reduce height by 5-6m, reduce neighbours side of Tree by 3-4m to balance with other sideT9 - Pine Tree - Reduce 2 longer branches that stick out from the natural crown shape, back to a suitable point to balance with the rest of the Tree, (1 over lawn area, 1 towards the TV Aerial)Pine Tree reduce the 2 branches as they are a lot longer than the rest of the crown, reduce back into the crown to help prevent failure of the branches in the future
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Sign in to view collected details| Document | Published | Action |
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| Officer ReportOfficer Report · PDF | 8 Apr 2026 | View |
| DECISION NOTICE - TPO GTDDecision Notice · PDF | 8 Apr 2026 | View |
| ARBORICULTURAL CONSULTATION RESPONSEConsultees Response · PDF | 16 Mar 2026 | View |
| TREE LOCATION PLANDrawing | 2 Mar 2026 | View |
| T9 PHOTOPhotographic Images | 2 Mar 2026 | View |
| T12 PHOTOPhotographic Images | 2 Mar 2026 | View |
| T13 PHOTOPhotographic Images | 2 Mar 2026 | View |
| T16 PHOTOPhotographic Images | 2 Mar 2026 | View |
| T10 PHOTOPhotographic Images | 2 Mar 2026 | View |
| APPLICATION FORM - WITHOUT PERSONAL DATAApplication Form Redacted · PDF | 27 Feb 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.