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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11 King Edward Road Rochester ME1 1UB
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Council sourceH1 - Hornbeam hedge - To reduce the height, face and ends to the previous reduction points. Current height: 5.8m, Remove 2.3m, Leave final height of 3.5m Current radial spread: 2.9m, Remove 1m, Leave radial spread at 1.9m T2 - Dead tree -To dismantle the Ivy clad dead tree with fungi at the base, cutting the stump off near ground level. Current tree height: 3.9m, Leave stump for habitat benefits. T3 - Bay - To reduce the tree to the previous reduction points and trim all round to maintain spread and shape. To remove any direct contact with the adjacent shed. Current height: 6m, Remove 1.5m, Leave final height of 4.5m Current radial spread: 2.3m, Remove 60cm, Leave radial spread at 1.7m T4 - Fig - To remove all regrowth back to the pollard point. Current height: 4.5m, Remove 2.5m, Leave final height of 2m Current radial spread: 1.5m, Remove 1.5m, Leave radial spread at the stem. T5 - Yew - To remove the regrowth, trimming all-round. Current height: 6.4m, Remove 40cm, Leave final height of 6m Current radial spread: 2.6m, Remove 30cm, Leave radial spread at 2.3m. T6 - Yew - To remove the regrowth, trimming all-round. Current height: 6.2m, Remove 20cm, Leave final height of 6m Current radial spread: 2.4m, Remove 30cm, Leave radial spread at 2.1m. T7 - Holly -To remove the regrowth, trimming all-round. Current height: 4.9m, Remove 90cm, Leave final height of 4m Current radial spread: 2.3m, Remove 30cm, Leave radial spread at 2.0m. T8 - Olive -To remove the regrowth, reducing all-round. Current height: 4m, Remove 1m, Leave final height of 3m Current radial spread: 1.3m, Remove 50cm, Leave radial spread at 80cm.
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View council map| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Decision NoticeDecision Notice · PDF | 5 Mar 2018 | View |
| Application FormApplication Form · PDF | 24 Jan 2018 | View |
| SITE PLANDrawings · PDF | 24 Jan 2018 | View |
| PHOTOGRAPHSDrawings · PDF | 24 Jan 2018 | 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.