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
Cumnor House Girls School 1 Woodcote Lane Purley CR8 3HB
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Cumnor House Girls School 1 Woodcote Lane Purley CR8 3HB
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View council mapT1. Common Horse Chestnut - To reduce crown height by 1.5m & radial spread by 1.5m.T2. Common Horse Chestnut - To reduce crown height by 2m & radial spread by 2m and raise low canopy to 5.2m.T3. Common Horse Chestnut - To raise low canopy to 3m.T4. Common Horse Chestnut - To raise low canopy to 3m.T5. Common Horse Chestnut - To raise low canopy to 3m.T11. Common Horse Chestnut - To reduce crown height by 2m & radial spread by 1.5m.T12. Common Beech - To raise low branches overhanging road to 5.2m high.T24. Field Maple - To raise low branches overhanging road to 5m high.T37. Sycamore - To remove basal growth.T40. Prunus - To reduce heavily leaning stem, branch ends by 3m.T46a. Prunus - To re-top at 1.8m high or remove tree.T54. Common Lime - To raise low canopy to 4m and remove basal growth.T56. Yew - To raise low branches overhanging parking bays to 3m.Reasons - see attached tree survey schedule.
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| NO OBJ (NOBJ) - TREES IN CON AREA - NOTDecision Notice(s) · PDF | 27 Mar 2025 | View |
| OFFICER REPORT WEB - FINALOfficers Report Final · PDF | 27 Mar 2025 | View |
| APPLICATION FORM - WITHOUT PERSONAL DATAApplication Form · PDF | 5 Mar 2025 | View |
| SKETCH PLANDrawing | 5 Mar 2025 | View |
| TREE SURVEYStatements / Assessments · PDF | 5 Mar 2025 | View |
| PHOTOGRAPHS AND PHOTOMONTAGESDrawing · PDF | 5 Mar 2025 | 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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications.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.