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.
Council planning record
9 Station Road Waterbeach Cambridgeshire CB25 9HT
9 Station Road Waterbeach Cambridgeshire CB25 9HT
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View council map1. Cedar by back door with canopy over house and games room - Crown lift to 3m clearance and trim back to 3m clearance over roof2. Silver birch - Reduce height by 3m3. Laburnum - Reduce height by 3m4. Mulberry - Reduce height by 3 m and crown spread by 1m5. Cut-leaf Beech - Lift crown to 3m6. Holly tight against wall - Reduce height by 3m7. Lime - Reduce crown to previous reduction points (3-4 m)8. Japanese Pagoda tree - Reduce over extended branches of tree by 4m9. Leylandii hedge - Trim new growth on Leylandii hedge reducing overall height and levelling the entire run of hedge10. Row of 6 Silver Birch trees and one Walnut - Reduce to previous reduction points (2 to 3 m reduction in height)11. Young fruit trees behind the Leylandii - Reduce height by 2m 12. Silver Birch - Reduce top by 3m to previous pollard points and remove rotten wood13. Young Figs - Reduce height by 2m. Tie in branches to garage wall and reduce extra spread by 1m14. Walnut tree - Reduce to by 3m and trim canopy to give at least 2m clearance from buildings15. Oak tree - Reduce overextended limbs by up to 3m16. Cedar - Trim canopy away from garage and solar panels to give 2m clearance, and raise canopy to minimum of 2.5m 17. Plane Tree - Trim canopy to give 2m clearance of roofs and buildings and raise canopy to a minimum of 2m18. Yew hedges - Trim 2-year growth on Yew hedges 19. Yew arch - Reduce both sides of arch make more manageable21. Veteran Fig - Reduce height by 3m and remove 1m of growth along the edge of the listed structures22. Holly - Reduce height of Holly by garage by 3m 23. Horse Chestnut at end of drive - Reduce height to 3m to previous pollard points24. Small Horse Chestnut - Reduce top by 3m to prevent shading of trained fruit trees along drive Veteran fruit trees - Reduce height by up to 3m Younger fruit trees in Orchard - Reduce height by 2m Lime trees in Orchard - Reduce height by 3m to return to previous pollard points
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Sign in to view collected details| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| DECISION NOTICEApplication Decision Notice · PDF | 31 Dec 2025 | View |
| ACKNOWLEDGEMENT LETTERApplication Officer Correspondence · PDF | 26 Nov 2025 | View |
| EMAIL FROM APPLICANT RE REVISED TREE WORKSAgent / Applicant Comments · PDF | 24 Nov 2025 | View |
| REVISED TREE LOCATION PLANDrawings | 24 Nov 2025 | View |
| INVALID LETTERApplication Information · PDF | 21 Nov 2025 | View |
| APPLICATION FORM - NO PERSONAL INFOApplication Information · PDF | 17 Nov 2025 | View |
| FEE CALCULATIONApplication Information · PDF | 17 Nov 2025 | View |
| TREE LOCATION AND WORKSDrawings · PDF | 17 Nov 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.