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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BP Research Centre Chertsey Road Ashford TW16 7LN
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Council sourceTPO159/91-A1 - 15 x Robinia Pseudoacacia tree line - Crown lift to a height of 3 metres, reduce over extended lateral growth by 2 metres, remove major dead wood and remove epicormic/basal growth. Robinias by traffic lights (shown as #676 and #673 on submitted plan) crown reduce the canopies by 2 metres, remove all major dead wood and clear basal growth. 1 x Turkey Oak, (shown as T695 on the submitted plan) - reduce lowest over extended limb by 3 metres using drop crotching and crown lift canopy to a height of 4 metres over the playing field. Remove major dead wood and inspect for OPM. 2 x Beech, (shown as #729 and #730 on submitted plan), crown reduce both canopies by 2 metres and crown lift to 3 metres. 1 x Cherry Plum, (shown as #720 on submitted plan), crown reduction and crown lift for aesthetics, approximately 2 metres. 1 x Atlas Cedar (shown as #728 on submitted plan), reduce over extended lateral limbs by 2 metres whilst retaining good canopy form. Clear street furniture by 2 metres and remove major dead wood. 1 x Lime (shown as #740 on submitted plan) - previously pruned and declining further. Tree currently approx 20 metres, pollard to a height of 15 metres, reduce lateral spread by 3 metres, remove major dead wood and epicormic growth to crown break. 1 x Lime (shown as #716 on submitted plan), crown lift to a height of 3 metres and remove major dead wood.
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View council map| Document | Published | Action |
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| TPTPOZ - TPO DECISIONDecision Notice · PDF | 22 Dec 2022 | View |
| DELEGATED REPORTOfficers Report · PDF | 22 Dec 2022 | View |
| ACKTPO ACK LETTER FOR TPOCorrespondence · PDF | 4 Nov 2022 | View |
| APPLICATIONFORMREDACTEDApplication Form · PDF | 3 Nov 2022 | View |
| FEECALCULATIONOther Documents · PDF | 3 Nov 2022 | View |
| ATTACHMENTSUMMARYOther Documents · PDF | 3 Nov 2022 | View |
| MAP 1Plans - Other · PDF | 3 Nov 2022 | 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.