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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Birch Hall Church Road Windlesham Surrey GU20 6BN
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Council sourceGroup A: Liquidambars x 3 - Reduce in height by 2-3 metres to secondary growth points the front (tallest) tree.Reduce the remaining two trees by 1-2 metres to a similar level.Bring in over-extended lateral growth to the North and South by 1-2 metresRemove broken (hazard beam) branches from the Western side of trees.Reduce any remaining over-extended limbs from the outer crowns to establish a single, symmetrical crown (when viewed from the house).Works are to reduce crown size to mitigate risk of large limb failures.Finished height would be 9-10 metres and final radius 4-5 metres
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View council map| Document | Published | Action |
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| DecisionDecision · PDF | 16 Dec 2024 | View |
| Officer's ReportOfficer's Report · PDF | 16 Dec 2024 | View |
| APPLICATIONFORMREDACTEDApplication Form · PDF | 6 Dec 2024 | View |
| TREE LOCATIONPlans · PDF | 6 Dec 2024 | 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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications.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.