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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Land at and South of Holmhurst St Mary (rear of 23-26 The Meadows), The Ridge, St Leonards-on-sea
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T1 Oak - Reduce overhang by 4-5m leaving 4m overhang, to be cut back to suitable growth points in accordance with BS3998. Assess crossing branch at 4-5m house side and remove if damaged, otherwise specified reduction will suffice. (Remove deadwood over garden area to be carried out under exemption) T2 Oak - Reduce overhang by 4-5m leaving 4m overhang, to be cut back to suitable growth points in accordance with BS3998. Remove first two branches house side at 4-5m(Remove deadwood over garden area to be carried out under exemption) T3 Oak - Overall reduction in height and spread of 3-4m - Hollow stem base.T4 Oak - Pollard at 5-6m - Decayed stem from base to 2m, crown break at 3.5m.T5 Ash - Fell and treat stump. T6 Sycamore - Fell and treat stump
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View council map| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| FINAL DELEGATED REPORTReport · PDF | 15 Sept 2022 | View |
| DecisionDecision · PDF | 15 Sept 2022 | View |
| SITE NOTICESite Notice | 19 Aug 2022 | View |
| BOROUGH ARBORICULTURISTConsultee Comment | 17 Aug 2022 | View |
| Application FormApplication Form · PDF | 9 Aug 2022 | View |
| SKETCH PLANDrawing | 9 Aug 2022 | 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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications.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.
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Read planning drawings, floor plans, elevations and sections. Use labelled diagrams, a drawing comparison table and revision checks to understand a proposal.