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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3 Woodland Avenue Wolstanton Newcastle Under Lyme Staffordshire ST5 8AZ
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3 Woodland Avenue Wolstanton Newcastle Under Lyme Staffordshire ST5 8AZ
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View council mapLime. The specimen has already been pollarded and then maintained after it reached a height of 17m. The tree now stands at around 20m. It would appear the tree has been previously pollarded to a height of 8m. Request to reduce the tree by approx 3m in height and approx 2-2.5m at the sides in order to maintain height and shape of the tree in relation to its location.
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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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications.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.