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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26 Medway Gardens Burgess Hill East Sussex RH15 0XE
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26 Medway Gardens Burgess Hill East Sussex RH15 0XE
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View council mapT1. OakShortening of lower 3 branches at 10m, by 3m from 10m to 7m on South aspect only. (Due to previous snap-outs in high winds on T2).T2. OakShortening of 1 lower branch to the South East by 3m (keeping in line with previous storm damaged reduction points from snap-out/torn branches).T3 & T4. Sycamore x 2Fell.Due to being very drawn and poor in form and top heavy. The trees are of little value to the amenity with a tree line of superior mature Oaks directly behind.T5. SycamoreRemoval of 1 x heavily leaning bough section to the South-East to balance tree. (between 21 and 26 Medway Gardens).T6. BeechRadial reduction of 1 x lower branch by 4m (heavily leaning) from 12m to 8m on South aspect. T7. OakRadial reduction of 1 x lower branch by 4m, from 12m to 8m on South aspect (as with T6).T8. HornbeamReducing upper radial spread of crown by 2m, from 8m to 6m. (Wayward branches to the North West by 3m).Crown lifting tree to 4m to tidy tree as branches are almost touching ground and contain overhang from no 26 Medway Gardens.Reasons: to make safe perimeter trees at Medway Gardens due to high winds in 2021 and early 2022, without affecting the amenity the trees provide.
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| Decision notice LDC PLAP (public)Decision notice LDC PLAP (public) | 7 Oct 2022 | View |
| Planning portal application form no personal data LDC PLAPPlanning portal application form no personal data LDC PLAP | 6 May 2022 | View |
| Planning portal document LDC PLAPPlanning portal document LDC PLAP | 6 May 2022 | View |
| Planning portal document LDC PLAPPlanning portal document LDC PLAP | 6 May 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.
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.