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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Ightham County Primary School Oldbury Lane Ightham Sevenoaks Kent TN15 9DD
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Council sourceThe notification applies to the removal to ground level of a Robinia sp. identified in the report as T10. This tree is leaning towards a school portacabin at 45 degrees with a crack in the main stem at 2.5-3m and exudate present. My QTRA assessment is a failure probability of 1/1k-1/10k which necessitates action to remediate the risk. The tree is currently in direct contact with the extant school fencing, which needs to be upgraded to provide a more secure boundary (and which would necessitate the removal of this tree in any case).
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View council map| Document | Published | Action |
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| Decision noticeDecision · PDF | 4 Feb 2025 | View |
| Delegated reportDecision · PDF | 4 Feb 2025 | View |
| Tree SurveyReport · PDF | 7 Jan 2025 | 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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications.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.