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.
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The Old Vicarage Borough Green Road Wrotham Sevenoaks Kent TN15 7RA
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The Old Vicarage Borough Green Road Wrotham Sevenoaks Kent TN15 7RA
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View council map1 x Monterey Cypress (applicants ref. T1) - Laterally reduce the East, South and West sides by approx 2.5-3m to reduce end weight of the branches to mitigate against branch failure and also to bring into shape with the height and north side of the tree. 1 x Lime tree (applicants ref. T2) - Reduce the tree in height by approx 40% by the removal of approx 5m in height and laterally reduce the sides by approx 3m to bring into shape, also remove epicormic growth up to crown break.
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Sign in to view collected details| Document | Published | Action |
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| TREE LOCATION PLANDrawing | 2 Sept 2026 | View |
| PHOTOGRAPHPhoto | 1 Sept 2026 | View |
| PHOTOGRAPHPhoto | 1 Sept 2026 | View |
| PHOTOGRAPHPhoto | 1 Sept 2026 | View |
| APPLICATIONFORMREDACTEDApplication Form · PDF | 1 Sept 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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications.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.