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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Fountains Care Home 1355 Stratford Road Shirley Solihull B90 4EF
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Council sourceWillow tree (T2) - Prune back from the building on south-western aspect by 2 metres from branch tips, back to previous pruning points and suitable branch junctions, leaving a finished spread on northern aspect of 4 metres. Crown is encroaching on building. Oak tree (T3) - Prune back from neighbouring garden on north-western aspect by 2 metres from branch tips, back to suitable branch junctions, leaving a finished spread on northern aspect of 3 metres. Crown is encroaching on neighbouring garden to north-west. Silver maple tree (T5) - Crown reduce by 2 metres in height and 2 metres in spread on all aspects, leaving a finished height of 12 metres and spread of 4 metres on all aspects. Crown is heavily encroaching on garden area of care home. Willow tree (T9) - Crown reduce by 2 metres in height and spread, leaving a finished height of 12 metres and finished spread on all aspects of 3 metres. Willow tree group (G3) - Prune back on south eastern aspect by 2 metres, leaving a finished spread on south eastern aspect.
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View council map| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| DECISION NOTICE TPO APPROVALDecision · PDF | 20 May 2025 | View |
| APPLICATION FORM REDACTEDApplication Form · PDF | 20 Mar 2025 | View |
| LOCATIONDrawing | 20 Mar 2025 | View |
| ARBORICULTURAL RECOMMENDATIONS EXCERPTReport · PDF | 20 Mar 2025 | 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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications.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.