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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37 High Oaks Road Welwyn Garden City AL8 7BT
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Council sourceT1 - 1 x Larch to dismantle in sections to ground level - Tree is in close proximity to corner of house. Large lateral roots on surface causing trip hazards T2 - 1 x Cherry to fell to ground level - Tree is showing poor form with canker present T3 - 1 x Ash to fell to ground level - Small Ash stem to remove amongst group of large Ash. Will improve light G1 - Group of Ash to reduce lateral branches over lawn area by 2.5m - Long overextended limbs are causing lots of shading. T4 - 1 x Pine to dismantle in sections to ground level - Tree is totally suppressed on one side leading to poor form. T5 - 1 x Leyland Cypress to fell to ground level - Young tree starting to develop but needs to be removed before it becomes nuisance.
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| Document | Published | Action |
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| Description: ApplicationformredactedApplicationFormRedacted.pdf (153 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Tree Sketchsketch plan 37 High Oaks Road.pdf (333 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: T2T2.jpeg (1859 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: T3T3.jpeg (1730 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: T5T5.jpeg (1575 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: G1G1.jpeg (2159 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: T4T4.jpeg (1879 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: T1T1.jpeg (1383 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Decision NoticeDecision Notice_620221698TC.pdf (25 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Officer ReportDelegated Report_620221698TC(2).pdf (17 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Site Location Plan81a56091-fe51-455a-95da-cd0adbdbebf5.pdf (363 kb) | Not published | View |
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