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
The Red House 1 Old Road Wateringbury Maidstone Kent ME18 5PL
Last published check: 10 Oct 2026, 00:48. Check the council record for more recent changes.
The Red House 1 Old Road Wateringbury Maidstone Kent ME18 5PL
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View council mapT1 (Applicants ref) - Lime- reduce to 14m in height and 4m radial crown spread (using previous reduction points as a guide), T2 (Applicants ref) - 2x Yews- reduce to 13m in height and 6n 5e 4s 5w radial crown spread (no change to crown spread overhanging road), T3 (Applicants ref) - Conifer hedge- reduce to 3m in height and T4 (Applicants ref)- Cherry- Fell to ground level (tree in poor condition). Works are desired to increase light into the front of the property and the rear garden.
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Sign in to view collected details| Document | Published | Action |
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| DELEGATED REPORTDecision · PDF | 9 Apr 2026 | View |
| DECISION NOTICEDecision · PDF | 9 Apr 2026 | View |
| APPLICATIONFORMREDACTEDApplication Form · PDF | 26 Feb 2026 | View |
| TREE LOCATION PLANDrawing · PDF | 26 Feb 2026 | View |
| T1 LIMEPhoto | 26 Feb 2026 | View |
| T2 YEWPhoto | 26 Feb 2026 | 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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications.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.