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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View council mapG001 Mixed Species - Reduce to 1.5m hedge. Prior to urgent wall repairG002 Mixed species - Reduce to 1.5m hedge (incl T008). Prior to urgent wall repairT001 - Norway Maple. Re-pollard as previously undertaken. ///picked.cages.hooksT002 - Common Lime. Review with regard to structural wall repairs. Weak union. Fell - ///foal.vision.tellT003 - Common Lime - Pollard @ 8m desired reduction reasonable given pruning history. Review with regard to structural wall repairs - ///juror.suffer.rangedT004 Norway Maple - Extensive wall repairs in close proximity likely to render retention unfeasible.- Fell tree. Review with regard to structural wall repairs.T005 - Holm Oak - pollard at 8m. desired and would help alleviate adverse impacts of significant wall repair in proximity on stability. Prior to urgent wall repair.- ///alone.payer.issuedT006 - Holm Oak Remove tree to enable effective wall repair to take place. Consider retaining approx 2m of stem. Prior to urgent wall repair. ///lately.bind.crowdsT007 -Common Lime - To be pollarded at 8m desired however retention in the event of significant wall repair in close proximity questionable. Prior to urgent wall repair - ///films.worth.dinnerT008 - English Yew - Reduce to 1.5m and integrate to hedge prior to urgent wall repair. ///stages.influencing.panel T009 - Common Lime - To be pollarded at 8-9m 91m (above historic pruning point) - ///punt.stones.leaderT010 - English Yew - Fell Tree. Prior to urgent wall repairT011 - EnglishYew - Reduce to approx 2m. Prior to urgent wall repair.
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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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications.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.