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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Rochester Cathedral Grounds The Precinct Rochester Medway ME1 1SX
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Rochester Cathedral Grounds The Precinct Rochester Medway ME1 1SX
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View council mapTree A Common Elder. Fell to ground levelTree Area B Common Elder X2 and Common Holly. Fell to ground levelTree C Bay Laurel. Fell to ground levelT14 Mulberry. Reduce two failed stems to South and East to a length of 5m making cuts at suitable secondary growth. Shorten dead wood by circa 1.0m to 1.5m to stabilise Tree D Fig. Coppice all stems to near ground levelTree E Goat Willow. Fell to ground levelTree F Lawson Cypress. Fell to ground levelTree G Holm Oak. Reduce to a height of 2.5m above ground level and to a distance of 2m from the stone wall and a distance of 4m from the building wall. Works to be repeated as necessary in perpetuity.
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| TREE CA NOTIFICATION LETTERDecision Notice · PDF | 24 Dec 2019 | View |
| CASE OFFICER REPORT LDC/LARGER HOMESCase Officer Report · PDF | 24 Dec 2019 | View |
| TREE SURVEY PLANDrawings · PDF | 4 Dec 2019 | View |
| REDACTEDApplication Form · PDF | 4 Dec 2019 | 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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications.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.