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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Longholme Parsonage 2A Bacup Road Rawtenstall Rossendale Lancashire BB4 7ND
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Council sourceElm (T1) - the owner would like the fell the elm due to the root system causing damage to the public path as well as the metal boundary fence which is also on the highway side. She doesn't not want to be accountable for any potential public liability that may occur because of the unsettled ground. The owner will happily replant a hawthorn or elm in a more appropriate location at the front of the property.Hawthorn (T2) - crown lift to 5.2m highway side and 3m property side plus 10% thin & 10% reduction of height to retain shape and manage height for the location of where the tree is.
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View council map| Document | Published | Action |
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| TPO WORKS 2020-0055 SIGNED DECISION NOTICEDecision · PDF | 18 Nov 2020 | View |
| IMAGEOther | 12 Oct 2020 | View |
| APPLICATIONFORMREDACTEDApplication Form · PDF | 12 Oct 2020 | 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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications.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.