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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77 Birchy Close Dickens Heath Solihull B90 1QL
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77 Birchy Close Dickens Heath Solihull B90 1QL
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View council mapFell 4 x Oak trees (T09, T16, T17 & T18). Fell 2 x Silver Birch trees (T13 & T20). Fell 2 x Rowan trees (T8 & T10). Fell 2 x Aspen trees (T01 & T11). Remove Deadwood and Crown Lift to 3.5 m 2 x Oak trees (T03 & T04) and Remove the tarmac around these two trees. Crown Reduce by 2m Oak tree (T05). Crown Reduce by 3m Oak tree (T06). Crown Reduce and remove Deadwood Aspen tree (T07). Crown Reduce by 3m Oak tree (T14). Crown Lift to 4m goat willow tree (T15) and to thin out by 10% a mixed species group of trees (G1).
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Sign in to view collected details| Document | Published | Action |
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| DECISION NOTICE TPO SPLITDecision · PDF | 4 Oct 2024 | View |
| SPECIFICATION CLARIFICATIONOfficer Report · PDF | 12 Aug 2024 | View |
| APPLICANTS EMAILCorrespondence · PDF | 30 Jul 2024 | View |
| ARBORICULTURAL REPORTReport · PDF | 17 Jul 2024 | View |
| ARBORICULTURAL REPORTReport · PDF | 17 Jul 2024 | View |
| ARBORICULTURAL REPORTReport · PDF | 17 Jul 2024 | View |
| TREE LOCATION PLANDrawing · PDF | 21 Jun 2024 | View |
| APPLCIATION FORM REDACTEDApplication Form · PDF | 21 Jun 2024 | 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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications.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.