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.
Council planning record
St Giles Church Stumble Hill Shipbourne Tonbridge Kent TN11 9PE
St Giles Church Stumble Hill Shipbourne Tonbridge Kent TN11 9PE
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View council map1 x Yew Tree (Taxus Baccata) (applicants ref. Y1) - Fell tree and grind out stump. The PCC are resolved to offset the felling of this tree with the planting of a new tree
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Sign in to view collected details| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Delegated ReportDecision · PDF | 7 Aug 2025 | View |
| Decision NoticeDecision · PDF | 7 Aug 2025 | View |
| Tree Location planDrawing | 9 Jul 2025 | View |
| Application form redactedApplication Form · PDF | 9 Jul 2025 | View |
| Photographs and photomontagesOther | 9 Jul 2025 | View |
| Photographs and photomontagesOther | 9 Jul 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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications.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.