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 Oak Lodge Lane Grays Essex RM17 5RZ
The Oak Lodge Lane Grays Essex RM17 5RZ
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View council mapT1 - Large leaf lime - repollard - Repollard. Reducing the crown by 4m from approximately 7m to 3m, reducing width by 2m from 3m to 1m to the original pollard knuckles. (to create clearance from the building) Tag 2745T2 Large leaf lime - Repollard. Reducing the crown by 4m from approximately 7m to 3m, reducing width by 2m from 3m to 1m to the original pollard knuckles. (to create clearance from the building) Tag 2744T9 Large leaf lime - Prune to Clear structure/ wires/ buildings by 1m Repollard. Reducing the crown by 1m from approximately 4m to 3m, reducing the width by 1m from 2m to 1m to the original pollard knuckles. (to create clearance from the building) Tag 2743T30 Large leaf lime - Repollard. Reducing the crown by 3m from approximately 5m to 2m, reducing the width by 2m from 5m to 3m to the original pollard knuckles. (to create clearance from the building) Tag 2742T38 Large leaf lime - Prune to Clear structure/wires/buildings by 1m Prune to clear the neighbouring building by 1m by removing epicormic regrowth on the W side of the tree to 3m AGL. Prune by 1m from 1m to 0m. (to create clearance from the building) Tag2740T39 Large leaf lime - Prune to Clear structure/wires/buildings by 2m Prune to clear the neighbouring building by 2m by reducing the lowest N branch by 4m from 4m to 0m (to create clearance from the building) Tag 2741
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Sign in to view collected details| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Decision NoticeDecision Notice · PDF | 3 Sept 2026 | View |
| APPLICATIONFORMREDACTEDApplication Form · PDF | 29 Jul 2026 | View |
| TREE SURVEYStudies and Reports · PDF | 29 Jul 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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications.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.