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
Gurnard Pines Cockleton Lane Gurnard Cowes Isle Of Wight PO31 8RA
Gurnard Pines Cockleton Lane Gurnard Cowes Isle Of Wight PO31 8RA
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View council mapAmendment to proposed works (received 11.03.2026):1; Large holm oak - Remove to ground level.Reason: Cavity in stem with heavy lean towards and over road.2; 2x Large poplar - Reduce by 30% leaving and blending in lower remaining crown. Reason: Require reduction due weight & height and close proximity to neighbouring properties opposite and road.3; Large poplar - Reduce crown by 30%.Reason: Due to excess leverage.4; Large oak tree - Remove 5x secondary laterals overhanging path, clean crown and dead wood.Reason; Limbs growing over path and in close proximity to neighbouring property.5; Various trees on woodland boundary (1x oak, 2x sycamore) - Lift sycamore 5m above ground level. Lift oak 5m above car park level. Tidy pruning stubs.Reason: Low clearance over parking area.6; One large pine - Dead wood.Reason: Hazardous limbs.8; Holm oak, dead elms, holm oak stem - Reduce whole crown of main holm oak by 50%, remove separate stem and dead elm to ground level.Reason: Overgrown holm oak with separate stem in amongst cluster of dead elm.9; Conifers - Raise crown approx 3 metres above ground level.Reason: low clearance over parking bays.10; Oak trees over path behind cabins - Raise crowns 3m above ground level.Reason: Oak trees on boundary with fields with low clearance to path to cabins11; Twin stem ash - Crown clean.Reason: Growing in close proximity to building and visibly succumbing to ADB. Likely to shed limbs which would damage property.12; Oak - Crown clean.Reason: Growing in close proximity to building and visibly succumbing to ADB.13; Conifers (behind no.1) - Remove to ground level. Reason: Overgrown and within close proximity to property. 14; Multiple Willow trees (top cabin parking area) - Lift goat willows 5m above ground level.Reason: Clearance for parking area.15; Monterey cypress - Remove.
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Sign in to view collected details| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| TREE OFFICER REPORTTree Work Application Report · PDF | 17 Mar 2026 | View |
| TREE WORKS DECISION NOTICE APPROVALDecision Notice · PDF | 16 Mar 2026 | View |
| WORKS LIST AND LOCATION PLANSupporting Information · PDF | 11 Mar 2026 | View |
| AMENDMENTS TO WORKSSupporting Information · PDF | 9 Mar 2026 | View |
| ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FOR PROPOSED WORKSSupporting Information · PDF | 20 Jan 2026 | View |
| APPLICATIONFORMREDACTEDApplication Form - Public Copy · PDF | 14 Jan 2026 | View |
| GURNARD PINES PLANNING MAPPlans - Other | 14 Jan 2026 | View |
| TREE REPORTPlans - Other · PDF | 14 Jan 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.