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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Upper Upnor And Tower Hill Training Site Upchat Road Chattenden Rochester ME2 4AY
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Council sourceTree group 4 - Group of Hazel and Hawthorn - Cut back secondary growth to provide up to 1.5m clearance from the adjacent street light. Tree group 5 - Group of Sycamores (6x stems) - Fell to ground level and poison the stumps with ecoplugs. Tree group 7 - Sycamore (4x stems) - Fell to ground level and poison the stumps with ecoplugs. Tree T9 - Common Oak - Crown lift to provide up to 5m clearance above ground level. Remove 5x branches over road which touch and obstruct overhead cable. Tree T15 - Sycamore - Remove 2x branches over road which touch and obstruct overhead cable. Tree T24 - Sycamore - Cut back secondary growth to provide up to 1.5m clearance from the adjacent street light. Tree group 25 - Group ?mostly Sycamore & Hawthorn - Remove 9x dead stems of Sycamore and Hawthorn leaning towards road. Tree group 58 - Group of Sycamores - Remove 1x dead stem located behind fence. Remove dead top on Sycamore behind fence sprayed with single dot on road.Tree T91 - Common Hawthorn - Crown lift to provide up to 5m clearance above the road surface.Tree T92 - Common Hazel - Remove small stems leaning toward the road to give 5m clearance above the road surface. Tree T123 - Common Ash - Remove lowest limb over road and major deadwood over road. Tree located behind fence, nearby dead sycamore T122. Tree T124 - Common Ash - Reduce to a 8m monolith. Retained for habitat potential. Tree T125 - Silver Birch - Fell to ground level. Tree group 126 - Group of Sycamore and Willow - Cut back secondary growth to provide up to 1.5m clearance from the adjacent street light (UBA18). Tree group 128 - Group of Sycamore and Ash - Cut back secondary growth to provide up to 1.5m clearance from the adjacent street light (UBA19).
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View council map| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Case Officer ReportCase Officer Report | 5 Apr 2017 | View |
| Decision NoticeDecision Notice | 5 Apr 2017 | View |
| TREE WORK RECOMMENDATIONSSupporting Documents · PDF | 31 Mar 2017 | View |
| SITE PLANDrawings · PDF | 24 Mar 2017 | View |
| Application FormApplication Form · PDF | 5 Jan 2017 | 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.