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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Westburton Cottage West Burton Road West Burton West Sussex RH20 1HD
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Council sourceNotification of intention to reduce upper crown and widths by up to 3m, remove 2 no. lower branches on south-east sector and deadwood on 1 no. Mulberry tree (T1). Fell 1 no. Norwegian Fir tree (T2), 2 no. Pine trees (T3 and T4). Crown lift by up to 4m (above ground level) and reduce north-west sector by up to 3m on 2 no. Beech trees (T5 and T6). Crown lift by up to 3m (above ground level) on 2 no. Yew trees (T7 and T8).
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View council map| Document | Published | Action |
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| APPLICATION FORM REDACTEDApplication Form · PDF | 21 Sept 2026 | View |
| HAND SKETCH TREE PLANPlans | 21 Sept 2026 | View |
| PHOTOGRAPHApplication Documents | 21 Sept 2026 | View |
| PHOTOGRAPHApplication Documents | 21 Sept 2026 | View |
| PHOTOGRAPHApplication Documents | 21 Sept 2026 | View |
| PHOTOGRAPHApplication Documents | 21 Sept 2026 | View |
| PHOTOGRAPHApplication Documents | 21 Sept 2026 | View |
| PHOTOGRAPHApplication Documents | 21 Sept 2026 | View |
| PHOTOGRAPHApplication Documents | 21 Sept 2026 | View |
| TREE SURVEY AND SCHEDULE OF PROPOSED WORKSApplication Documents · PDF | 21 Sept 2026 | 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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications.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.