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 Former Rectory The Street Plaxtol Sevenoaks Kent TN15 0QF
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The Former Rectory The Street Plaxtol Sevenoaks Kent TN15 0QF
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View council mapT1 Large oak on rear lawn area - Crown Reduction - Reducing the height and spread of the tree by up to 4 metres. Emphasis on sides that are growing out towards newly planted areas. Remove lowest branch on right when looking at tree with back to rear of house. T3 Holm Oak beneath Cedar - Crown Reduction - Reducing the height and spread of the tree by up to 3 metres and remove 4x limbs back to source to open up view of cedar.
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Sign in to view collected details| Document | Published | Action |
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| Decision noticeDecision · PDF | 10 Apr 2025 | View |
| Delegated reportDecision · PDF | 10 Apr 2025 | View |
| Location of treesOther · PDF | 26 Feb 2025 | View |
| Oak beneath cedar showing limbs to be removedPhoto · PDF | 26 Feb 2025 | View |
| Large Oak1Photo · PDF | 26 Feb 2025 | View |
| Large OakPhoto · PDF | 26 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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications.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.