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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Tree T03 Silver Birch Betula pendula Remove major dead wood Tree T11 Common Yew Taxus baccata Raise low canopy to 3m and prune crown to clear mausoleum by 1m. Tree T17 Wild Cherry Prunus avium Remove major dead wood Tree T19 Common Lime Tilia europaea Remove basal sucker growth and survey internal trunk decay Tree T24 Common Lime Tilia europaea Remove basal sucker growth and survey internal trunk decay Tree T27 Common Ash Fraxinus excelsior Remove major dead wood Tree T30 Pissards Plum Prunus atropurpurea Prune dead and decayed branches to 1m stubs (for wildlife) and prune remainder of tree by up to 2m restore an aesthetic shape. Tree T32 Common Ash Fraxinus excelsior Fell to near ground level and treat stump with herbicide Tree T33 Common Ash Fraxinus excelsior Fell to near ground level and treat stump with herbicide Tree T34 Common Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna Survey annually for branch safety or prune to reduce height by 2m Tree T35 Common Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna Prune to reduce height of crown by 3m and crown radius by approximately 1-1.5m. Tree T38 Golden Robinia Robinia pseudoacacia 'Frisia' Remove central limb to fork and prune to reduce the height of the remainder of the crown by 4m and radius by 1-2m Tree T39 Cherry & Horse Chestnut Prunus & Aesculus Remove dead cherry in the group to ground level Tree T42 Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus Fell to near ground level and treat stump with herbicide Tree T43 Lawson Cypress Chamaecyparis lawsoniana Fell to ground level Tree T46 Common Ash Fraxinus excelsior Fell to near ground level and treat stump with herbicide Tree T47 Common Holly Ilex aquifolium Fell to near ground level and treat stump with herbicide Tree T49 Wild Cherry Prunus avium Fell to near ground level Tree T51 Wild Cherry Prunus avium Remove major dead wood Tree T52 Wild Cherry Prunus avium Remove major dead wood and girdle ivy. Tree T55 Common Ash Fraxinus excelsior Remove major deadwood Tree T56 Common Ash Fraxinus excelsior Remove major deadwood Tree T58 Common Lime Tilia europaea Remove basal sucker growth and survey internal trunk decay Tree T62 Common Ash Fraxinus excelsior Fell to near ground level and treat stump with herbicide Tree T65 Common Ash Fraxinus excelsior Fell to near ground level and treat stump with herbicide Tree T66 Common Ash Fraxinus excelsior Fell to near ground level and treat stump with herbicide Tree T67 Common Ash Fraxinus excelsior Fell to near ground level and treat stump with herbicide
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| Application Form - Without Personal DataApplication Form - Redacted | 23 Jul 2026 | View |
| decisionDecision Notice | 8 Sept 2026 | 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.