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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23 Ffinch Close Ditton Aylesford Kent ME20 6ET
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23 Ffinch Close Ditton Aylesford Kent ME20 6ET
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View council mapT1 (Applicants ref.) shows a row of 4 leylandii standing along the applicant's rear (northern) rear garden boundary at a height of 6m with a lateral spread of 3.5m. Proposed is the reduction in height to 4m in order to reduce the enclosed feeling but to keep the screening effect.T2 (Applicants ref.) shows a pair of leylandii standing along the applicant's side (western) rear garden boundary. The height is 5.5m with lateral spread of 3m. Proposed is the height reduction to 3.5m for the same reason, i.e., to allow more light into the garden but maintaining the screening effect. Standing in Woodland W1 of Tree Preservation Order.
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Sign in to view collected details| Document | Published | Action |
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| Decision noticeDecision · PDF | 8 Apr 2025 | View |
| Delegated reportDecision · PDF | 8 Apr 2025 | View |
| Aylesford Parish CouncilOther · PDF | 5 Mar 2025 | View |
| T1Photo · PDF | 18 Feb 2025 | View |
| T2Photo · PDF | 18 Feb 2025 | View |
| Location of treesOther · PDF | 18 Feb 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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications.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.