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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Heath House The Ridgeway Lightwater Surrey GU18 5XS
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Heath House The Ridgeway Lightwater Surrey GU18 5XS
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View council mapT1 To reduce sweet chestnut tree by 2-3 meters taking out any deadwood and crossing branches. The reason for this work is because branches have been breaking off when the weather is not windy so by reducing the tree will lower the risk of the branches breaking.Tree is currently located at the front of the property and it currently 20 meters tall and want to take down to 17-18 meters tall also the width is currently 7-8 meters would like to take these to 5-6 meters.
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Sign in to view collected details| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| DecisionDecision · PDF | 6 Oct 2023 | View |
| APPLICATION FORMApplication Form · PDF | 21 Aug 2023 | View |
| TREE LOCATION PLANLayout Plan - Existing | 21 Aug 2023 | 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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications.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.