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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Plymouth Garden Centre Fort Austin Avenue Plymouth PL6 5NU
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Plymouth Garden Centre Fort Austin Avenue Plymouth PL6 5NU
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View council mapLeyland Cypress (H1) - Hedge to trim sides as much as possibly without damaging side growth, reduce in height by approx. 3m in order to formalise hedge. Cherry (T2) - Fell to near ground level as tree is dead. Ash (T3) - Reduce to monolith at approx. 4-5m carve bird box in main trunk as tree is almost dead from Ash Dieback Disease. 2x Ash (G4) - Fell due to Ash Dieback Disease. Lime (T5) - Stump to dismantle in sections to near ground level due to significant basal decay from Kretzschmaria deusta. Lime (T6) - Stump to dismantle in sections to near ground level due to significant basal decay from Ganoderma spp. Ash (T7) - Reduce to standing deadwood monolith at approx. 2-3m from ground level due to Ash dieback disease.
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Sign in to view collected details| Document | Published | Action |
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| TPO GRANT DECISION NOTICEDecision Outcome · PDF | 6 Apr 2023 | View |
| SITE NOTICE TREESDecision Outcome · PDF | 2 Mar 2023 | View |
| APPLICATION FORM REDACTEDApplication · PDF | 11 Feb 2023 | View |
| TREE ASSESSMENTSupporting Information · PDF | 11 Feb 2023 | View |
| SITE MAP AND TREE LOCATIONDrawings and Images · PDF | 11 Feb 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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications.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.