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
Willowfields 158 Lavenders Road West Malling Kent ME19 6HR
Willowfields 158 Lavenders Road West Malling Kent ME19 6HR
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View council mapT3, Mature Oak in rear garden - thin approx. 20% of the total crown mass and remove deadwood. T4, Mature Ash tree on rear boundary line - reduce lowest lateral on the south western side of the canopy from 9 metres radial spread to 6 metres. T5, Mature Pine - remove deadwood. T6, 2 x Portuguese Laurels - remove dead upper canopy and halo the building to provide 0.5 metres clearance. T7, Mature Robinia in rear garden - reduce canopy from height of 18 metres to 15.5 metres, Northern radial spread of 9.5 metres to 8 metres, Eastern and Southern radial spread of 10 metres to 8 metres and Western radial spread of 9 metres to 8 metres. T11, semi mature Birch in front garden - reduce height from 13 metres to 10 metres, Northern and Eastern radial spread of 5 metres to 3.5metres, Southern and Western radial spread of 5.5 metres to 4 metres. T14 mature Corsican Pine in front garden - reduce the extended lateral branch on the North Western side of the upper canopy from 13 metres radial spread to 10 metres.
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| DELEGATED REPORTDecision · PDF | 6 Aug 2026 | View |
| DECISION NOTICEDecision · PDF | 6 Aug 2026 | View |
| APPLICATIONFORMREDACTEDApplication Form · PDF | 6 Jul 2026 | View |
| LOCATION OF TREES - PHOTOSite Location Plan | 6 Jul 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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications.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.