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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View council mapWorks to Trees:- T1 - Ash above path and near road with signs of progressive Chalara and dangerous cavities - Fell (no extraction).T2 - Oak alongside T1 with hanging branch to be removed. T3 (located alongside T4 on map) - Ash above path with significant crack in stem and progressive Chalara - Fell (no extraction). T4 - Ash above path and near road with signs of progressive Chalara and dangerous cavities - Fell (no extraction). T5 - Dead field maple above path to fell - climbing inspection required to check for wildlife.T6 - 3x small trees - Field maple with decay/long cavity overhanging fence and split hazel branches (x2 stools) also overhanging fence T7 - Dead and split Field Maple overhanging fence/adjacent property - Fell (no extraction). T8 - Declining multi-stemmed ash (chalara), overhanging adjacent property - dismantle/section fell before highly unsafe. T9 - Remove hanging limb of crab apple and coppice the field maple leaning over path. T10 - Elder and hawthorn growing through and hanging over fence/adjacent property - Fell both (no extraction). T11 - Split hazel overhanging path to coppice and hanging oak branch to remove, and T12 - Twin stem ash in particular decline and above path - fell both stems (no extraction).
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Sign in to view collected details| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Case Officer ReportCase Officer Report · PDF | 14 Nov 2022 | View |
| Decision NoticeDecision Notice · PDF | 14 Nov 2022 | View |
| Tree Safety ZoneCurrent Docs · PDF | 30 Sept 2022 | View |
| APPLICATION FORMApplication Form · PDF | 26 Sept 2022 | View |
| DC02- TREE MAPPING ZONECurrent Docs · PDF | 26 Sept 2022 | View |
| DC01- TREE INSPECTION REPORT AND LOCATION OF TREESCurrent Docs · PDF | 26 Sept 2022 | View |
| DC03 - PHOTOS (T3) - TREE SAFETY ZONE A -Current Docs · PDF | 26 Sept 2022 | View |
| DC04 - REPORT - LIST OF TREES ONLY - TREE SAFETY ZONE ACurrent Docs · PDF | 26 Sept 2022 | 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.