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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Alcester Cemetery Birmingham Road Alcester
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Council source-T1, T2, T3 and T4 sycamore located to northwest corner boundary of Cemetery - Sever ivy and allow to dieback. Remove lower stem epicormic. Reduce canopy height by 2metres and canopy spread by 1metre to balance. -T7, T8, T9 and T10 common lime located to western boundary site frontage - Removal of basal and lower stem epicormic. Raise low west side canopy to provide a 3metre clearance over public footpath. Reduce canopy height by 3metres and canopy spread by 1metre to create uniform height and alleviate wind loading stress on old pollard unions. Thin canopies by 10-15%. -T16 sycamore located to southern boundary of Cemetery, 5.3metres from wall - Fell. -T21 Lawson cypress located 1metre from southern boundary wall - Fell. -T26 Monterey cypress located towards central/southern aspect of Cemetery - Fell.
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| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Sycamores T3 & T4Council document | 17 Oct 2022 | View |
| Limes T7, 8, 9 & 10Council document | 17 Oct 2022 | View |
| Sycamores T1 & T2Council document | 17 Oct 2022 | View |
| Aerial shot of Alcester CemeteryCouncil document | 17 Oct 2022 | View |
| T26 Monterey CypressCouncil document | 17 Oct 2022 | View |
| T16 SycamoreCouncil document | 17 Oct 2022 | View |
| T21 Lawson's cypressCouncil document | 17 Oct 2022 | View |
| Application Form RedactedCouncil document | 17 Oct 2022 | View |
| Alcester Town CouncilCouncil document | 26 Oct 2022 | View |
| WCC Ecology Weekly List 31.10.2022Council document | 4 Nov 2022 | View |
| Delegated reportCouncil document | 28 Nov 2022 | View |
| Decision LetterCouncil document | 12 Mar 2025 | View |
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