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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Abbey Court School Cliffe Road Strood Rochester ME2 3DL
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Council source241 - Mountain Ash - Remove completely.242 - Blue Atlas Cedar - Current height is 18m, request a reduction in height to 16m. Current crown spread is 8m radius from trunk. Reduce the entire crown by 2 to 2.5m from the entire perimeter of the crown. Removal will be at the most suitable location on any limb to allow the tree a chance of recovery. New suggested Crown radius of 5.5 to 6m. (11 to 12m wide total canopy). 243 - Horse Chestnut - Current height is 12m, request a reduction in height to 9.5m. Current spread is 8m radius from trunk. Reduce the entire crown by 2.5m from the entire perimeter of the crown. Removal will be at the most suitable location on any limb to allow the tree a chance of recovery. New suggested crown radius of 5.5m. (11m wide total canopy).244 - Cherry - Remove.245 - Cherry - Fell.
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View council map| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Decision NoticeDecision Notice · PDF | 10 Jan 2018 | View |
| Supporting DocumentsSupporting Documents · PDF | 15 Nov 2017 | View |
| Application FormApplication Form · PDF | 10 Nov 2017 | View |
| SITE PLANDrawings · PDF | 10 Nov 2017 | View |
| ARBORICULTURAL SURVEYSupporting Documents · PDF | 10 Nov 2017 | View |
| TPO SCHEDULE AND PLANSupporting Documents · PDF | 1 Jan 1900 | 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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications.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.