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
69 Madeira Road Ventnor Isle Of Wight PO38 1QZ
69 Madeira Road Ventnor Isle Of Wight PO38 1QZ
This record has no verified map location.
View council mapAmendment to proposed works (received 04.12.2025):T1; Bay (Prunus nobilis) - Reduce height to approximately 2m to form a boundary hedge.Reason: Reduce excessive shade and benefit surrounding trees.T2; Black Locust (Robinia pseudoacacia) - Dismantle.Reason: Tree has excessive dieback and in close proximity to property.T3; Bay (Prunus nobilis) - Reduce height to approx. 2m to form boundary hedge.Reason: Reduce excessive shade and benefit surrounding trees.T4; Horse chestnut (Aesculus hippocastanum) - Reduce height to approx. 2m.Reason: Stems have large cavities and situated above property; reduce excessive shade and benefit surrounding trees.T5; Yew (Taxus baccatta) - Reduce height to approx. 2m to form boundary hedge. Tree has been reduced to this height previously.Reason: Reduce excessive shade and benefit surrounding trees.T6; Ash (Fraxinus excelsior) - Dismantle.Reason: Dieback to rear canopy and open to unaccounted exposure in prox. to property.G1 and G2; Group of Bay (Prunus nobilis) - Reduce height to approximately 2m to form a boundary hedge.Reason: Reduce excessive shade and benefit surrounding trees.
Sign in to view all collected council fields and recorded changes.
Sign in to view collected details| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| TREE OFFICER REPORTTree Work Application Report · PDF | 18 Dec 2025 | View |
| TREE WORKS DECISION NOTICE APPROVALDecision Notice · PDF | 16 Dec 2025 | View |
| AMENDED APPLICATIONFORMREDACTEDApplication Form - Public Copy · PDF | 4 Dec 2025 | View |
| AMENDED LOCATION PLANPlan - Location | 4 Dec 2025 | View |
| PHOTO ASupporting Information | 13 Nov 2025 | View |
| PHOTO DSupporting Information | 13 Nov 2025 | View |
| PHOTO CSupporting Information | 13 Nov 2025 | View |
| PHOTO BSupporting Information | 13 Nov 2025 | View |
Documents open on the council website. Browse council documents if a link has changed.
Council milestones and published deadlines. A deadline passing does not confirm a decision.
Conditions aren’t listed here. Read the council decision notice for the full decision and conditions.
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.