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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Land Opposite 34 Westerdale Drive Banks Lancashire
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Land Opposite 34 Westerdale Drive Banks Lancashire
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View council mapT1 - Rowan - Thin crown to reduce branches away from building Reason: Nuisance, close to houseT2 - Birch - Remove Reason: Leaning over shed, nuisanceT3 - Ash - Crown lift to remove 3 to 4 lower branches Reason: Create clearanceT4 - Elm - Fell Reason: DamagedT5 - Ash - Fell Reason: To reduce completion with adjacent Beech and Horse ChestnutT6 - Oak - Fell - (Retain 2 metre habitat stump where possible) Reason: Not stable, little amenity value.T7 - Oak - Reduce length of several branches to create adequate clearance from access road Reason: ClearanceT8 - Beech - Crown lift to remove 3 to 4 lower branches Reason: To maintain clearance from access roadG1 - Remove several saplings near base of T5 Ash Reason: Close to access drive, if left will grow to encroach and become a nuisanceAlso remove any other saplings between Laurel hedge and mature trees. Also prune back as appropriate any other small branches and minor vegetation to create 3 to 4 metre clear way/ gap
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| Application FormApplication Form · PDF | 2 Jan 2015 | 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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications.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.