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 Old Vicarage Borough Green Road Wrotham Sevenoaks Kent TN15 7RA
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The Old Vicarage Borough Green Road Wrotham Sevenoaks Kent TN15 7RA
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View council mapT.1 Castlewellan tree - Hedge trim overall.T.2 Holly tree - Hedge trim overall.T.3 Prunus tree - Reduce in height by approx 40% (2m reduction)T.4 Dead willlow stem - Fell to near ground level,G.5 Group of prunus trees - Reduce overall back to vicinity of previous reduction points (approx 2.5m reduction) and remove small decayed stem from group on the left,T.6 Macrocarpa tree - Crown lift the low secondary branches overhanging the neighbours up to approx 4m above ground level,T.7 Prunus tree trunk - Cut down to ground level,T.8 Ash tree - Remove small branch back to source,T.9-T.10 Two prunus trees - Reduce branches overhanging the neighbours back to the vicinity of the boundary line and reduce one branch growing out the top by 1.5m to bring back into shape.
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Sign in to view collected details| Document | Published | Action |
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| Delegated ReportDecision · PDF | 24 Apr 2025 | View |
| Decision NoticeDecision · PDF | 24 Apr 2025 | View |
| G5Photo · PDF | 17 Mar 2025 | View |
| T6 showing proposed workPhoto · PDF | 17 Mar 2025 | View |
| T7Photo · PDF | 17 Mar 2025 | View |
| T9 T10 showing top branch to be removedPhoto · PDF | 17 Mar 2025 | View |
| T4Photo · PDF | 17 Mar 2025 | View |
| T8 showing branch to be removedPhoto · PDF | 17 Mar 2025 | View |
| Location of treesOther · PDF | 17 Mar 2025 | View |
| T1Photo · PDF | 17 Mar 2025 | View |
| T2Photo · PDF | 17 Mar 2025 | View |
| T3Photo · PDF | 17 Mar 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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications.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.