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
1 x Yew (applicant's ref. T2 circled red on map) - Crown lift low hanging secondary branches over pond to provide 2.5m clearance and remove major deadwood. 1 x Silver birch (applicants ref. G3 circled red on map) - Fell to ground level. 1 x Willow (applicant's ref. T4 circled red on map) - Lift to provide 6 m clearance from ground level. All standing in Group G6 of Tree Preservation Order.
Proposal details
- Reference
- 25/01839/TPOC
- Alternative references
- PP-14445936
- Ward
- Hildenborough
- Parish
- Hildenborough
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| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Decision noticeDecision · PDF | 20 Jan 2026 | View |
| Delegated reportDecision · PDF | 20 Jan 2026 | View |
| Hildenborough Parish CouncilConsultee Response · PDF | 27 Nov 2025 | View |
| Sketch planOther · PDF | 4 Nov 2025 | View |
| Tree photographsOther · PDF | 4 Nov 2025 | View |
| File Size: 276582, Reference: Application Form - Without Personal DataApplication Form · PDF | 4 Nov 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.
