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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Dower House The Hoo Codicote Road Whitwell Hitchin Hertfordshire SG4 8HN
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Dower House The Hoo Codicote Road Whitwell Hitchin Hertfordshire SG4 8HN
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View council mapT1: Yew - Reduce the height up to 6m to the point of the top of the rose growing within. Shape and balance the crown. Remove larger parts of the rose where it has died.T2: Cherry - Re pollard to the old point removing the newer shoots. This will reduce the height by 3-4m. T3 & T4: Dead Birches - Fell to ground level.
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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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications.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.