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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2 New Barns Oast 146 Lavenders Road West Malling Kent ME19 6HR
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2 New Barns Oast 146 Lavenders Road West Malling Kent ME19 6HR
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View council map2 x Cherry (ref: G1 located in centre rear garden) crown reduce radial spread approx. 4m and 3m respectively back to secondary growth points.8 x Norway Maple (ref: G2 on rear boundary) reduce height by approx. 3-4m and northern face approx. 2m.1x Lime (ref: T1) Dismantle to ground1 x Cherry (ref: T2) Reduce in height by 3m1 x Quince (ref: T3) Crown reduce height and spread by approx. 1m, pruning back to secondary growth points.1 x Hawthorn (ref: T4) Reduce height by 4m to give 1m clearance above brick wall.1 x Ash (ref: T5) Remove major deadwood and broken/hanging branches. Reduce x2 western stems back to source.Group of 2 x Ash and 2 x Silver Birch (ref: G3) rear left neighbouring boundary. Reduce back to the boundary.2 x Poplar (ref G4 front right boundary) Pollard to approx.15m in height, in line with tree line.
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| Delegated ReportDecision · PDF | 7 Aug 2025 | View |
| Decision NoticeDecision · PDF | 7 Aug 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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications.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.