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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Chelsfield Park Hospital, Bucks Cross Road, Orpington, BR6 7RG
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T36 Cherry Species - Fell to ground level. T44 Common Alder - Fell to ground level.T45 Common Ash - Fell to ground level. T46 Sycamore - Fell to ground level.T53 Common Ash - Fell to ground level. T57 Common Ash - Fell to ground level.G13 Norway Maple and Common Ash - Remove dead wood from all 8 trees.T25 Common Ash - Pollard to 9m and remove deadwood.T7 Horse Chestnut - Remove all dead wood and limbs.T17 Cedar of Lebanon - Remove branch/limb and dead wood.T20 Common Ash - Prune to clear building by 2m.T21 Sycamore - Prune to clear building by 2m. T23 Sycamore - Prune to clear building by 2m.T24 Common Ash - Pollard to leave 8m in height.T26 Common Ash - Remove major dead wood.T32 Common Ash - Fell to ground level.T33 Common Ash - Remove major deadwood. T50 London Plane - Reduce crown on height by 2m and shape.T51 Norway Maple - Fell leaving stump just above ground level. T52 Common Ash - Crown reduce in height by 6m and shape.T54 Common Ash - Fell leaving stump just above ground level. T55 Common Ash - Fell leaving stump just above ground level.T56 Common Ash - Fell leaving stump just above ground level. G7 Common Ash - Remove all dead wood on all Ash trees.T3 Copper Beech - Reduce weight and height by 5m and shape.
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| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| NEIGHBOUR COMMENT (OBJECTION) SUBMITTED ONLINEObjection Comment · PDF | 19 Dec 2023 | View |
| Decision NoticeDecision Notice · PDF | 3 Jan 2024 | View |
| Acknowledgement LetterAcknowledgement Letter · PDF | 18 Dec 2023 | View |
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