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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Myrtle Cottage Charlton Road Singleton West Sussex PO18 0EZ
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Council sourceNotification of intention to reduce height by 2m on 2 no. Purple Leaf Plum trees (T1 & T2). Fell 1 no. Yew tree (T3) and 1 no. Robinia tree (T4). Reduce height by 3m and crown lift by removing two lowest limbs on 1 no. Magnolia tree (T5). Reduce height by 1.5m on 1 no. Cherry tree (T6).
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View council map| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| MS VIVIEN NUTTALLConsultee Comment · PDF | 9 Oct 2026 | View |
| TREE LOCATION PLANPlans · PDF | 5 Oct 2026 | View |
| EMAIL FROM AGENT - 05.10.26Miscellaneous · PDF | 5 Oct 2026 | View |
| PHOTOGRAPH - CHERRY TREE (T6)Application Documents | 30 Sept 2026 | View |
| PHOTOGRAPH - MAGNOLIA TREE (T5)Application Documents | 30 Sept 2026 | View |
| PHOTOGRAPH - ROBINIA TREE (T4)Application Documents | 30 Sept 2026 | View |
| PHOTOGRAPH - PLUM TREE 1 (T1)Application Documents | 30 Sept 2026 | View |
| PHOTOGRAPH - PLUM TREE 2 (T2)Application Documents | 30 Sept 2026 | View |
| PHOTOGRAPH 1 - YEW TREE (T3)Application Documents | 30 Sept 2026 | View |
| PHOTOGRAPH 2 - YEW TREE (T3)Application Documents | 30 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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications.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.