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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18A New Road Chatham ME4 4QR
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Sycamore - Crown reduce from an overall tree height of 20m to a height of 18m, measured from ground level . Reduce canopy radius as follows - from 6.5m to 5.5m north; from 5.5m to 4.5m east; 6.5m to 5.5m south and from 7.7m to 5.5m west . Remove stem and basal suckers/epicormic growth from ground level to a height of 7.5m above ground level. Lime - Crown reduce from an overall tree height of 20m to a height of 18m, measured from ground level . Reduce canopy radius as follows - from 7.0m to 5.5m north; from 6.0m to 5.0m east; no reduction from 3.0m south and no reduction from 2.0m west . Remove stem and basal suckers/epicormic growth from ground level to a height of 7.5m above ground level.
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View council map| Document | Published | Action |
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| Decision NoticeDecision Notice | 21 Sept 2017 | View |
| Case Officer ReportCase Officer Report | 21 Sept 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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications.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.