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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61 Brixton Water Lane London Lambeth SW2 1PH
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Magnolia (T1) - To reduce mature Magnolia located in the front garden back to previous reduction points (approximately 1.0m). Snake Bark Maple (T2) - To lightly reduce and reshape by up to 0.5m Oriental Plane (T3) - To reduce overlong laterals by up to 2.5m and thin remaining branches from mature neighbouring oriental Plane tree Magnolia (T4) - To lightly reduce with hand tools mature Evergreen magnolia by up to 0.5m
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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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications.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.