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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3 Houghton Avenue Hempstead Gillingham ME7 3RY
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Council sourceT2 - Hornbeam - To crown lift the canopy by the removal of epicormic growth to the first main branch at approximately 6m above ground level. T3 - Sweet Chestnut - To crown lift by the removal of epicormic growth to the first main branch at approximately 7.4m above ground level. To crown reduce the height and spread by approximately 2m. Tree height approximately 16m, remove 2m, retain 14m. Crown spread: north 4.8m - reduce to 2.8m, east 6.8m - reduce to 4.8m, south 5.9m - reduce to 3.9m, west 5.4m - reduce to 3.4m. T4 - Oak - To crown reduce the height and spread by approximately 1m. Tree height 13m, remove 1m, retain 12m. Crown spread: north 6m - reduce to 5m, east 5.5m - reduce to 4.5m, south 3.5m - reduce to 2.5m, west 5.7m - reduce to 4.7m. T5 - Sweet Chestnut - To crown thin the canopy by 20% and lift by the removal of epicormic growth to a height of 7.5m. T6 - Sweet Chestnut - To crown lift the canopy by the removal of epicormic growth to the first main branch at approximately 10m above ground level and remove deadwood. T7 - Sweet Chestnut - To fell the dead trunk cutting the stump off as close to ground level as possible.
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| Application FormApplication Form · PDF | 4 Jul 2017 | View |
| SITE PLANDrawings · PDF | 4 Jul 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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications.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.