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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Rowcroft Hospice Ellas Gardens Avenue Road Torquay TQ2 5LS
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Rowcroft Hospice Ellas Gardens Avenue Road Torquay TQ2 5LS
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View council mapAll relevant photos included in report. T009 -Scots pine - In striking distance of service road, tree is dead. - Fell tree T10 - Common ash - Tree is on edge of service road, growing out of bank. Tree isentirely dead and in striking distance of road. - Fell treeT015 - Generally good health. No funding or cavities at the base. Noobvious signs of decay in main stem. Four large hanging limbsdirectly over the footpath on the south side of canopy at 15m - Remove hanging and snapped limbs over footpathT020 - Tree is situated in maintained lawn with circular bench aroundbase. Tree is in generally good health. One snapped large limbat 13m on eastern side of the canopy, in striking distance ofbench area. - Remove snapped limb at 13m on eastern side ofcanopy.T028 - Tree is situated on edge of entrance road, in striking distanceof third party property and road. No cavities or fungal fruitingbodies found at base. No evidence of decay. Tree appears to bein good health. Moderate deadwood in canopy over road. Onelarge hanging branch directly over road at 11m on easternside. - Remove hanging limb over road.
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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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications.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.