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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1 Eden Mews Rochester ME1 1RF
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Council sourceT1 - Acacia - Sever ivy, prune back from adjacent property to give 2m clearance (removing up to 2m, leaving 4.5m), lift canopy to 5m from ground level (when measured from hard surface area), prune clear of BT line to give 0.5m clearance, remove major deadwood.T2 - Acacia - Sever ivy, lift to give 5m ground clearance (over highway), prune back from adjacent property to give 2m clearance (removing up to 2m, leaving 5.0m), prune clear of BT line to give 0.5m clearance, remove major deadwood.T3 - Acacia - Sapling/sucker - Fell
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View council map| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Decision NoticeDecision Notice | 5 Feb 2018 | View |
| Application FormApplication Form · PDF | 22 Dec 2017 | View |
| SITE PLANDrawings · PDF | 22 Dec 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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications.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.