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
Altofts Vicarage 72A Church Road Castleford WF6 2QG
Altofts Vicarage 72A Church Road Castleford WF6 2QG
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View council mapT1 Sycamore To remove epicormic growth up to a height of 3.5 metres. Crown lift over the road to give 5.2m highway clearance. Also to clear telephone wires to give 1 metre clearance. T2 Lime To remove epicormic growth up to a height of 3.5 metres. Crown lift over the road to give 5.2m highway clearance. Also to clear telephone wires to give 1 metre clearance.Reasons for T1 & T2 General maintenance, highway clearance, and telephone wire clearance.
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| Decision NoticeDecision Notice · PDF | 16 Jan 2026 | View |
| Case Officer ReportCase Officer Report · PDF | 16 Jan 2026 | View |
| Application FormApplication Form · PDF | 25 Nov 2025 | View |
| TREE LOCATIONDrawing · PDF | 25 Nov 2025 | 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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications.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.