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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40, Gerrard Road, London, N1 8BA
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40, Gerrard Road, London, N1 8BA
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Rear garden (can be viewed from Devonia Road): Evergreen Magnolia T1 ( 14M high, 350mm dia.) - Reduce the height by 2 metres, pull the east laterals back to the boundary line, and remove the third lateral back to the main stem. Maintain a clearance from the church of 1 to 1.5 metres. Silver Birch T2 (10M high, 250mm dia.) - Thin epicormic growth throughout the crown by 50% and remove all dead wood.
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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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications.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.