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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16 The Cloisters Rickmansworth Hertfordshire WD3 1HL
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16 The Cloisters Rickmansworth Hertfordshire WD3 1HL
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View council mapTree Number - H1Tree Type - Holly (Ilex aquifolium) hedgeApprox. Height - 4mLocation - Rear garden Rear boundary Service - Hedge TrimWork Required - Trim top and all sides as hard as possible whilst retaining a green screen, trim end so it is not overhanging the fenceReason - as part of continued maintenance Priority Code - onTree Number - T1Tree Type - Apple (malus spp) Approx. Diameter at 1.5m - 0.2-0.3m Approx. Height - 6mApprox. Crown Spread Diameter - 5mLocation - Rear garden left hand side Service - Crown ReductionWork Required - Crown reduce back to previous by removing between 0.5-1m from the height and from the sides Reason - as part of continued maintenance Priority Code - onTree number - T2Tree type - Willow leaf pearApprox Height - 4mLocation - Rear garden right hand sideService - PruneWork required- prune all over back to previous removing annual growthReason - as part of continued maintenance Priority code -onTree Number - H2Tree Type - Beech (Fagus sylvatica) hedgeApprox. Height - 4mLocation - Rear garden left hand boundary Service - Hedge TrimWork Required - trim top and all sides back to previous removing annual growthReason - as part of continued maintenance Priority Code - onTree number - T3Tree type - Swedish Whitebeam (Sorbus x intermedia) Approx. Diameter at 1.5m - 0.1-0.3m Approx. Height - 5mApprox. Crown Spread Diameter - 4mLocation - Rear garden left hand side Service - Crown ReductionWork required- Prune/trim all round by up to 0.4m to remove annual growth Reason - as part of continued maintenance Priority code - on.Tree number - T4Tree type - Holly (Ilex aquifolium) Approx Height - 4mLocation - front garden left hand boundary, by garageService - Hedge TrimmingWork required- trim and prune all over back to previous removing annual growth, prune harder on clients side to produce a more rounded shapeReason - As part of regular maintenance Priority code - OnTree Number - T7Tree Type...
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Sign in to view collected details| Document | Published | Action |
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| TREE - TCTCAZ TEMPLATE - CONSENTDecision · PDF | 1 Sept 2026 | View |
| APPLICATION FORM - WITHOUT PERSONAL DATAApplication Form · PDF | 12 Aug 2026 | View |
| SKETCH PLANDrawing | 12 Aug 2026 | View |
| PHOTO 1Photo · PDF | 12 Aug 2026 | View |
| PHOTO 2Photo | 12 Aug 2026 | View |
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| PHOTO 4Photo | 12 Aug 2026 | View |
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| PHOTO 7Photo | 12 Aug 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.