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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The Cottage Vicarage Lane Stoke Rochester Medway ME3 9SB
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The Cottage Vicarage Lane Stoke Rochester Medway ME3 9SB
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View council mapT1 - Lime - Crown lift to provide up to 3.5m clearance above ground level, removing secondary branches only. T2 - Beech - Fell and replace with 1x Prunus Amanogawa (12/14cm girth container grown).T3 - Lime - Crown lift to provide up to 4.0m clearance above ground level, removing secondary branches only. Reduce limb at 4.5m above ground level on west side of crown to a radius of 3.5m (measured from the stem), removing up to 1.5m of growthT5 - Lime - FellT6 - Holly - Fell
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Sign in to view collected details| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| TPO MAPDrawings · PDF | 4 Dec 2019 | View |
| TREES FELL/ PRUNE - APPR WITH CONDITIONSDecision Notice · PDF | 3 Dec 2019 | View |
| CASE OFFICER REPORT LDC/LARGER HOMESCase Officer Report · PDF | 3 Dec 2019 | View |
| SITE PLANDrawings · PDF | 7 Oct 2019 | View |
| REDACTEDApplication Form · PDF | 7 Oct 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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications.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.