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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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Marden House West Marden Hill West Marden West Sussex PO18 9ES
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Council sourceNotification intention to fell 1 no. Conifer tree (T1). Crown reduce by 2m (all round) on 1 no. Laurel tree (T2). Crown lift by 4m south sector (overhanging garden) on 1 no. Willow tree (T3). Reduce height by 2m and reduce north, south and east sectors by 2m on 1 no Beech tree (T5). Pollard down north sector to 3-4m (above ground level) on 1 no. Willow tree (T6). Crown lift by up to 4m (above ground level) and reduce north sector by 2m on 1 no. Hawthorn tree (T7). Crown reduce by 0.5m (all round) on 1 no. Euonymus tree (T8).
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View council map| Document | Published | Action |
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| EMAIL CORRES WITH AGENT TO 22.09.26Miscellaneous · PDF | 24 Sept 2026 | View |
| TREE LOCATION PLANPlans · PDF | 23 Sept 2026 | View |
| APPLICATION FORMApplication Form · PDF | 21 Sept 2026 | View |
| PHOTOGRAPH - LAUREL TREE T2Application Documents | 21 Sept 2026 | View |
| PHOTOGRAPH - WILLOW TREE T6 & HAWTHORN TREE T7Application Documents | 21 Sept 2026 | View |
| PHOTOGRAPH - EUONYMUS TREE T8Application Documents | 21 Sept 2026 | View |
| PHOTOGRAPH - BEECH TREE T5Application Documents | 21 Sept 2026 | View |
| PHOTOGRAPH - CONIFER TREE T1Application Documents | 21 Sept 2026 | View |
| PHOTOGRAPH - WILLOW TREE T3Application Documents | 21 Sept 2026 | View |
| AERIAL VIEWApplication Documents | 9 Sept 2026 | View |
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Understanding planning · 13 min read
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