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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St Helens Church Cliffe Rochester ME3 7QS
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T1- Acer - Remove Trunk & basal suckers to a height no greater than 4m above ground levelRemove deadwood & broken branches.T2- Acer - Remove Trunk & basal suckers to a height no greater than 4m above ground levelRemove deadwood & broken branches.T3 - Acer - Remove Trunk & basal suckers to a height no greater than 4.2m above ground levelRemove deadwood & broken branches.T4- Acer - Remove trunk & basal suckers to a height no greater than 3m above ground level.Reduce the length of selected branches Remove deadwood & broken branches.T5- Acer - Remove trunk & basal suckers to a height no greater than 4m above ground level.Reduce the length of selected branches Remove deadwood & broken branches.T6 - Acer - Remove trunk & basal suckers to a height no greater than 3.5m above ground level.Reduce the length of selected branches. Remove deadwood & broken branches.T7- Remove trunk & basal suckers to a height no greater than 4m above ground level.Reduce length of selected branches with decay in order to reduce weight on east side of canopy.Reduce east side of canopy to a radius of no less than 6mRemove deadwood & broken branches.T8- Acer NO WORKT9 - Acer - Remove Trunk & basal suckers to a height no greater than 3.5m above ground levelRemove deadwood& broken branches.T10 - Ash - Crown lift to provide up to 2.5m clearance above ground level. Remove deadwood 7 broken branchesT11 - Lime - Remove basal suckers T12- Sorbus - Crown lift to provide up to 2.5m clearance above ground level Remove deadwoodT13- Acer - Remove trunk & basal suckers to a height no greater than 4m above ground level Reduce large limb on north side of canopy to point of decay which is 9.5 above ground levelReduce length of the limb on west side of canopy with decay in order to reduce weight. Remove deadwood & broken branches.T14 - Acer - No Work T15 - Acer - Fell & replace. T16 - Acer - Crown thin by 20%Remove trunk 7 basal suckers to a height no greater than 4m
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View council map| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Case Officer ReportCase Officer Report | 19 May 2016 | View |
| Decision NoticeDecision Notice · PDF | 19 May 2016 | View |
| Application FormApplication Form · PDF | 26 Apr 2016 | View |
| PHOTOGRAPHSDrawings · PDF | 26 Apr 2016 | View |
| TREE WORK SCHEDULESupporting Documents · PDF | 26 Apr 2016 | View |
| SITE PLANDrawings · PDF | 26 Apr 2016 | 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.