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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Chatham Historic Dockyard Trust Church Lane Historic Dockyard Chatham ME4 4TE
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Council sourceT1 London Plane - Lift canopy to give 4m ground clearance.T2 London Plane - Lift canopy to give 4m ground clearance. T3 Lime Tree - Lift canopy to give 4m ground clearance.T4 Ash Tree - Pollard tree at 8m (Height 22m, removing 14m, leaving radial spread of 3m). T5 London Plane - Pollard Tree at 8.5m (Height 22m, removing 13.5m, leaving radial spread of 3m).T6 Lime - Re-pollard at 4.5m (Height 10.5m, removing 6m, leaving monolith with zero radial spread). T7 Honey Locust - Lift canopy to give 3.5m ground clearance. T8 Oak Tree - To remove back to source the two lowest limbs growing to the West. To lift canopy to 4.5m over roadside. T9 Horse Chestnut - To remove epicormic growth from the main stem to a height no higher than 5m above ground level; prune back lowest limb to North to a radius of no less than 7m from the stem; prune back lowest limb to West to a radius no less than 8.5m. T10 Horse Chestnut - To pollard tree at approx 9.25m (height 19m, removing 9.75m, leaving a radial spread of 2.5m).T11 Sycamore - To remove epicormic shoots from main stem at 3m.T12 Sycamore - To remove epicormic shoots from main stem at 4m. T13 Sycamore - To remove epicormic growth from main stem to no higher than 5m.T14 Sycamore - To remove epicormic growth from main stem to no higher than 5m, To prune away from adjacent building to give 3m clearance. T15 Sycamore - To remove epicormic growth from main stem to no higher than 5m, To prune away from adjacent building to give 3m clearance. T16 Whitebeam - Fell.
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View council map| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Decision NoticeDecision Notice | 13 Mar 2017 | View |
| Case Officer ReportCase Officer Report | 13 Mar 2017 | View |
| Application FormApplication Form · PDF | 23 Jan 2017 | View |
| SITE PLANDrawings · PDF | 23 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.