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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Old Berkeley Cottage Old Common Road Chorleywood Rickmansworth Hertfordshire WD3 5LW
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Old Berkeley Cottage Old Common Road Chorleywood Rickmansworth Hertfordshire WD3 5LW
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View council mapTree Number - H1Tree Type - Yew (Taxus baccata) Approx Height - 3mLocation - Rear garden, left hand boundaryService - TrimWork required - Trim sides to tidy, by removing up to 0.2mReason - To form a compact hedgePriority - ONTree number - H2Tree type - Western Redcedar (Thuja plicata)Approx Height - 7mLocation - Rear garden, right hand boundaryService - Hedge trimmingWork required - Reduce height by removing up to 2m and trim/prune clients side only by removing up to 0.5mReason - as part of regular maintenance.Priority code - ONTree Number - G1Tree Type - Group of 3x Hornbeam stems (Carpinus betulus) Approx. Diameter at 1.5m - 0.4mApprox. Height - 15mApprox. Crown Spread Diameter - 11mLocation - Rear garden, near left rear boundaryService - Crown ReductionWork Required - Reduce height by up to 2m and lateral spread on all sides by up to 1.5m, to finished crown dimensions of 2m height and 8m lateral spreadReason - To reduce encroachment on adjacent structures and allow more light into gardenPriority Code - ON
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| TREE - TCTCAZ TEMPLATE - CONSENTDecision · PDF | 5 May 2026 | View |
| APPLICATION FORM - WITHOUT PERSONAL DATAApplication Form · PDF | 8 Apr 2026 | View |
| SKETCH PLANDrawing | 8 Apr 2026 | View |
| TREE PHOTOPhoto | 8 Apr 2026 | View |
| TREE PHOTOPhoto | 8 Apr 2026 | View |
| TREE PHOTOPhoto | 8 Apr 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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications.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.