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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Southern House Capstone Road Lordswood Chatham Medway ME5 7QA
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Southern House Capstone Road Lordswood Chatham Medway ME5 7QA
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View council mapT1 - Sycamore - Remove epicormic growth from baseT10 - Unknown species with wooded area - Fell/remove and replace - Fallen stem resting on surrounding treesT11 - Ash - Exempt work: remove deadwoodT15 - Leyland Cypress - Fell/remove and replaceT21 - Cypress - Prune back from building to provide up to 1m clearanceT23 - Robinia - Crown lift over road to 5m and prune back from building to provide up to 1m clearance
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Sign in to view collected details| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| TREES FELL/ PRUNE - APPR WITH CONDITIONSDecision Notice · PDF | 29 Nov 2019 | View |
| CASE OFFICER REPORT LDC/LARGER HOMESCase Officer Report · PDF | 29 Nov 2019 | View |
| TREE REPORT AND PLANSupporting Documents · PDF | 24 Sept 2019 | View |
| REDACTEDApplication Form · PDF | 19 Sept 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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications.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.