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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Trees At And Adjacent To Stumlet Oldlands Avenue Balcombe West Sussex RH17 6LW
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Trees At And Adjacent To Stumlet Oldlands Avenue Balcombe West Sussex RH17 6LW
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View council mapMulberry (T1) reduce crown by 1m. Cedar (T2) remove the 2nd branch up on the west side. Cedar (T3) reduce lower branches reaching towards house by 3m. Silver Birch (T4). Reduce crown height by 3m, shape canopy and thin out epicormic growth. Lime (T5) raise canopy by 2-2.4m above footpath and 5m above road. Beech (T6) reduce lower branches by 3m, Norway Maple (T7) fell and stump grind roots. Paulownia (T8) reduce crown by 4m. Holly (T9) reduce longest branch on north side by 1m, shape and reduce canopy by 0.5m and thin crown by 10 percent. Yew (T10) reduce overall canopy by 2m. Beech (T11) reduce 3 branches that are interfering with the telephone wires by 1m. Lime (T12) raise canopy by 2-2.4m above footpath and 5m above road and remove lowest two limbs with large visible scarring.
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Sign in to view collected details| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Decision noticeDecision notice | Not published | View |
| Delegated reportDelegated report | Not published | View |
| Balcombe Parish CouncilConsultation response | Not published | View |
| MSDC Neighbour Notification SheetSite notes and file notes | Not published | View |
| Application FormApplication form | Not published | View |
| Photo Front CedarPhotograph | Not published | View |
| Photo HollyPhotograph | Not published | View |
| Photo Norway Maple and PaulowniaPhotograph | Not published | View |
| Photo Rear Cedar and MulberryPhotograph | Not published | View |
| Photo Rear CedarPhotograph | Not published | View |
| Photo SE Beech and LimePhotograph | Not published | View |
| Photo SE BeechPhotograph | Not published | View |
| Photo Silver BirchPhotograph | Not published | View |
| Sketch PlanLatest plan | Not published | View |
| Photo SW BeechPhotograph | Not published | View |
| Photo SW LimePhotograph | Not published | View |
| Photo YewPhotograph | Not published | 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.