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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River Medway Tonbridge And Malling Bc Kent
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Council source(A) 6 x Sycamore (applicants ref. G2 Group of 6 no. sycamore trees opposite house no. 25 in applicants photos) - Fell and treat stumps as specified. All standing in Area A2 of Tree Preservation Order. (B) 1 x Sycamore (applicants ref. T1. Sycamore tree in applicants photos) - Reduce height from 13m to 8m, and remove broken hanging branches. 1 x Ash (applicants ref. T2. Larger ash tree in applicants photos) - Repollard to previous pruning points (from a height of 14m to 4.5m). 1 x Ash (applicants ref. T3. Smaller ash tree in applicants photos) -Reduce height from 8m to 6m. 1 x Alder (applicants ref. T4. Triple-stemmed alder tree in applicants photos) - Reduce back to previous pruning points (from a height of 12m to 8m). 1 x Alder (applicants ref. T5. Twin-stemmed alder tree in applicants photos) - Reduce height from 12m to 5m. 1 x Alder (applicants ref. T6 - 1 no. single stemmed alder in applicants photos) - Reduce height from 14m to 9m. 1 x Alder (applicants ref. T7 - 1 no. multi-stemmed alder in applicants photos) - Reduce back to previous pruning points (from a height of 14m to 11m). 2 x Alder (applicants ref. G1. 2 no alder trees in applicants photos) - Reduce height from 16m to 9m. (1 x dead Elm (applicants ref. T8. Dead elm tree by canoe shoot in applicants photos) - Fell. Standing in Area A2 of Tree Preservation Order. 1 x fallen Willow (applicants ref. T9. Fallen willow tree across Mill Stream in applicants photos) - Remove.).
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View council map| Document | Published | Action |
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| Delegated ReportDecision · PDF | 15 Jul 2025 | View |
| Decision noticeDecision · PDF | 15 Jul 2025 | View |
| Application FormOther · PDF | 29 Jan 2025 | View |
| Application Form - Without Personal DataOther · PDF | 29 Jan 2025 | View |
| Supporting informationOther · PDF | 29 Jan 2025 | View |
| Additional informationOther · PDF | 28 Jan 2025 | View |
| Additional informationOther · PDF | 24 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.