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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18 Tanker Hill Rainham Gillingham Medway ME8 9EX
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18 Tanker Hill Rainham Gillingham Medway ME8 9EX
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View council mapT1 - Hornbeam - Crown reduce North west radial spread of tree (toward 20 Tanker Hill) from 9.02m to no less than 6.5m and South West radial spread of tree (toward road) from 9.1m to no less than 6.5m2 - Crown lift over the road to provide up to 5.5m clearance above ground level over footpath to provide up to 3m clearance above ground level and over the drives serving 18 and 20 Tnker Hill to provide up to 3.5m clearance above ground level3 - Reduce previously shortened branches below a height of 3.5m above ground level to a radial spread of no less than 6.5m North East no less than 4m South East no less than 4.5 South West and no more than 5m North West measured from the centre point between stems forming the coppice stool4 - Remove basal suckers in perpetuity5 - Reduce or remove branches with a diameter of less than 3cm to provide up to 0.5m clearance from overhead telecommunication cables.
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Sign in to view collected details| Document | Published | Action |
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| CASE OFFICER REPORTCase Officer Report | 24 Jul 2023 | View |
| TREES FELL/ PRUNE - APPR WITH CONDITIONSDecision Notice · PDF | 24 Jul 2023 | View |
| SITE PLANDrawings | 13 Jul 2023 | View |
| DESCRIPTION OF PROPOSED WORKSDrawings · PDF | 13 Jul 2023 | View |
| APPLICATION FORMDrawings · PDF | 13 Jul 2023 | 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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications.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.