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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The Court Rickmansworth Road Chorleywood Rickmansworth Hertfordshire WD3 5SG
Last published check: 28 Sept 2026, 00:10. Check the council record for more recent changes.
The Court Rickmansworth Road Chorleywood Rickmansworth Hertfordshire WD3 5SG
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View council mapT4 Douglas fir / T5 Lawson Cypress / T6 Douglas Fir - growing on a spoil heap and so structurally compromised (see photos 1, 2 & 3)Works: RemoveT28 - Horse chestnut / T29 Horse Chestnut ,moribund and dying, both represent a risk of harm top the adjacent school playground (see photograph 4) Works: RemoveT34 - Horse Chestnut, moribund and dying tree (see photograph 5) Works: RemoveHorse chestnut (not numbered due to poor condition), moribund and dying tree (see photograph 6) Works: RemoveRemaining cherry laurel growth part of G4 which constitutes a hedge and therefore constitutes an exception (included for information only - see photographs 7, 8, 9 & 10) Works: RemoveIndividual Lawson cypress part of G6 - dead - (included for information only - see photograph 11) Works: RemoveWestern Red Cedar x 5, dead part of G6 (included for information only - see photograph 12) Works: RemoveGoat Willow component of G6 virtually dead and partially collapsed over roadway (included for information only - see photograph 13) Works: RemoveAsh component of G6 - dead and hazardous due to significant basal decay ? (see photographs 14 & 15) Works: RemoveWestern red cedar x 2, over mature and collapsing ? (see photographs 16, 17 & 18) Works: RemoveSee attached documents to identify - 13462
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| TREE TRTPOZ TEMPLATE - REFUSALDecision · PDF | 10 Jun 2026 | View |
| TREE TRTPOZ TEMPLATE - REFUSALDecision · PDF | 9 Jun 2026 | View |
| TREE TRTPOZ TEMPLATE - REFUSALDecision · PDF | 31 Mar 2026 | View |
| APPLICATION FORM - WITHOUT PERSONAL DATAApplication Form · PDF | 22 Jan 2026 | View |
| PROPOSED WORKS WITH PHOTOS & SKETCH PLANSupporting documents · PDF | 22 Jan 2026 | 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.