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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Sydney Lodge 109 Macdonald Road Lightwater Surrey GU18 5YA
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Council sourceT1 (Oak) - reduce canopy by 1.5 metres back to previous reduction points. Current crown spread of 15 metres, height of 17 metres. With a finish height of 15.5 metres and crown spread of 13 metres after work carried out. Remove major deadwood from within crown. T2 (Oak) - Reduce canopy by 1 metre to maintain canopy size. Current crown spread of 9 metres and a height of 13 metres, finish height of 12 metres and crown spread of 12 metres after work has been carried out. Remove any major deadwood from within crown. T3 (Oak) - Reduce canopy by 1 metre to maintain canopy size. Current crown spread of 7 metres and a height of 13 metres. Fishing height of 12 metres and canopy spread of 6 metres once work has been carried out. Remove any major deadwood.
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View council map| Document | Published | Action |
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| DecisionDecision · PDF | 12 Mar 2025 | View |
| REPLY TO INVALIDCorrespondence · PDF | 21 Jan 2025 | View |
| APPLICATIONFORMREDACTEDApplication Form · PDF | 17 Jan 2025 | View |
| TREE LOCATIONPlans | 17 Jan 2025 | 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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications.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.