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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Council sourceSycamore trees 1, 2, 6 & 7 branches to be trimmed back, sycamore tree 4 branches require trimming or possible removal
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View council map| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| EMAIL TO APPLICANT RE: TCA ACCEPTANCECorrespondence · PDF | 25 Jun 2021 | View |
| PLAN VIEW OF TREESPhoto | 22 Jun 2021 | View |
| EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE FROM APPLICANTCorrespondence · PDF | 22 Jun 2021 | View |
| TREE 1 - MARKED TO CUT - BRANCHES MUST BE REMOVED IN ORDER TO BUILDPhoto | 22 Jun 2021 | View |
| TREE 1 - MARKED TO CUT - VIEW FROM REAR OF PROPERTY - OVERHANG NEXT DOORPhoto | 22 Jun 2021 | View |
| TREE 2 - MARKED TO CUT - BRANCH MUST BE TRIMMED IN ORDER TO BUILDPhoto | 22 Jun 2021 | View |
| TREE 4 - MARKED TO CUT OR REMOVE - MUST BE REMOVED AS CROSSING BOUNDARY AND LEANPhoto | 22 Jun 2021 | View |
| TREE 6 - MAIN BRANCH LEANING ON WALL CREATING POTENTIAL HAZARDPhoto | 22 Jun 2021 | View |
| TREE 7 - BRANCHES OVERHANGING NEIGHBOURING PROPERTYPhoto | 22 Jun 2021 | View |
| TREES FROM ST OLAF STREET VIEW - MARKED TO CUTPhoto | 22 Jun 2021 | View |
| DECISION LETTERDecision · PDF | 4 Jun 2021 | View |
| LOCATION PLANDrawing · PDF | 28 Apr 2021 | View |
| TREE LOCATIONSDrawing | 28 Apr 2021 | View |
| PHOTO OF TREE 1 AND 2 - PRUNING REQUIREDPhoto | 28 Apr 2021 | View |
| TREE 1 OVERHANGING BOUNDARYPhoto | 28 Apr 2021 | View |
| TREE 4 BRANCH REQUIRES PRUNING AWAY FROM WALLPhoto | 28 Apr 2021 | View |
| TREE 4 BRANCH REQUIRES PRUNING OR TREE REMOVAL TO ACCOMMODATE BOUNDARY FENCEPhoto | 28 Apr 2021 | View |
| TREE 4 BRANCH REQUIRES PRUNINGPhoto | 28 Apr 2021 | View |
| TREE 6 REQUIRES PRUNING AWAY FROM WALL TO PREVENT POTENTIAL COLLAPSE HAZARDPhoto | 28 Apr 2021 | View |
| TREE 6 BRANCH OVERHANGING PATH AND NEARING ROOF OF FLATS BEHINDPhoto | 28 Apr 2021 | View |
| TREE 7 BRANCH NEARING WASHING LINE OF FLATS BEHINDPhoto | 28 Apr 2021 | View |
| TREE 7 BRANCH NEARING WASHING LINE OF FLATS BEHIND_DISTANCE PERSPECTIVEPhoto | 28 Apr 2021 | View |
| APPLICATION FORMApplication Form · PDF | 28 Apr 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.