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.
Application overview
Goat willow -orange circle- to be removed to ground level as its lifting the driveway.Silver Birch- blue circle- 2 limbs to be reduced as they are hanging over the garden from a neighbours property, as shown on annotated photo- Permission has been given.Cotoneaster and Prythantha shrubs-blue and pink lines, remove to ground level and replant with new speciesPrivet bush- brown circle- remove to ground level and replant with new species.Laurel hedge- rear garden notes marked - carry out annual prune with reduction in height and width allowing for regeneration.
Proposal details
- Reference
- 25/01410/TNCA
- Alternative references
- PP-14285770
- Ward
- East Malling West Malling And Offham
- Parish
- East Malling And Larkfield
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| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Decision noticeDecision · PDF | 1 Oct 2025 | View |
| Delegated reportDecision · PDF | 1 Oct 2025 | View |
| CotoneasterPhoto · PDF | 27 Aug 2025 | View |
| Cotoneaster hedgePhoto · PDF | 27 Aug 2025 | View |
| Goat willowPhoto · PDF | 27 Aug 2025 | View |
| Goat willow trunkPhoto · PDF | 27 Aug 2025 | View |
| PrivetPhoto · PDF | 27 Aug 2025 | View |
| PyracanthaPhoto · PDF | 27 Aug 2025 | View |
| Birch showing limbs to be reducedPhoto · PDF | 27 Aug 2025 | View |
| Application Form - Without Personal DataApplication Form · PDF | 27 Aug 2025 | View |
| Location of treesOther · PDF | 27 Aug 2025 | View |
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Application timeline
Council milestones and published deadlines. A deadline passing does not confirm a decision.
Determination Deadline
Past published deadlineA published target or deadline. It does not confirm an outcome.
Council source
Decision & conditions
Decision notice Delegated reportPlanning conditions
Conditions aren’t listed here. Read the council decision notice for the full decision and conditions.
