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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8 Clermont Close Hempstead Gillingham ME7 3TQ
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Council sourceT1 - Oak - Remove major deadwood, lift canopy to give 7m ground clearance, Prune back section of canopy which overhangs the driveway by no more than 2m (leaving 10m) T2 - Ash - Prune back limb to North which overhangs adjacent garden by no more than 2m (leaving 6m) T3 - Hornbeam - Reduce height of tree by no more than 2m (leaving 6m), Prune back overhang from garden by no more than 2m (leaving 6m)
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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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications.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.