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 St Johns Court Backworth Newcastle Upon Tyne NE27 0HB
3 St Johns Court Backworth Newcastle Upon Tyne NE27 0HB
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View council mapT5 (sycamore) and T6 (sycamore) - Crown thin up to 10% with branches to be pruned not exceeding a diameter of 30mm, together with a crown clean to remove dead, twisted and contorted branches. St John's Court, Tree Preservation Order 1990, (Revised 18/12/25).
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Sign in to view collected details| Document | Published | Action |
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| CONSENT NOTICEDecision · PDF | 30 Dec 2025 | View |
| Officer Recommendation ReportOfficer Recommendation Report · PDF | 22 Dec 2025 | View |
| LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT COMMENTSConsultee Comment | 19 Dec 2025 | View |
| TREE LOCATIONSDrawing | 23 Aug 2023 | View |
| TREE PRESERVATION ORDEROther · PDF | 23 Aug 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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications.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.