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 Malling School Beech Road East Malling West Malling Kent ME19 6DH
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Council sourceT1 (applicants ref.), mature Sycamore tree in the woodland area over hanging the house. The canopy is hitting the roof and causing excessive shading to the property below. We would like to reduce the Eastern canopy from 8.5 meters to 6.5 meters and Remove 2x lower laterals on the eastern side of the canopy one at 7 meters from ground level and one at 8 meters from ground level to the main stem. Group G11 of Tree Preservation Order.
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View council map| Document | Published | Action |
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| Delegated ReportOther · PDF | 6 Mar 2024 | View |
| Decision NoticeOther · PDF | 6 Mar 2024 | View |
| Tree locationOther · PDF | 22 Jan 2024 | View |
| Application Form - Without Personal DataOther · PDF | 11 Jan 2024 | 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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications.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.