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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The Old Vicarage Whitworth Square Whitworth Rochdale Lancashire OL12 8PY
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Council sourceT1 SYCAMORE weak included bark union , acute angel towards house. Fell T2 Sycamore -fell to close to the house T3 Sycamore -lift reduce from house , crown clean and dead wood T4/5 Sycamore/Lime - acute angle , lean over road possible damage to wall and brook . Fell T6 Sycamore blocking major light in centre of garden, Fell T7 Ash -Crown clean T8 Ash- possible storm damage recovery ,poor specimen or epicormic regrowth of pollard . fell T9 Sycamore- poor specimen , unbalanced , directionally fell to house . fell T10 Ash- Crown lift reduce from property T11 Sycamore 20% thin for light T12 Sycamore -20% thin for light Please note , the customer wishes to retain some trees, is willing to replant more suitable trees. The scope of the job for further land scaping is to create a vegetable garden and small orchard area. The tress as they are , are making this impossible due to lack of light. And those on the road side are at a elevated risk of root plate failure in high winds and flooded conditions.
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View council map| Document | Published | Action |
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| APPLICATIONFORMREDACTEDApplication Form · PDF | 15 Feb 2021 | View |
| TREE PLANDrawing · PDF | 15 Feb 2021 | 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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications.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.