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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21 Springwood Drive Rufford Ormskirk Lancashire L40 1XB
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21 Springwood Drive Rufford Ormskirk Lancashire L40 1XB
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View council mapT1 - Oak - remove low limb with dead wood / branch pruning back to fork / dead branch Reason: SafetyT2 - Oak (large mature tree) - Reduce length of limb ythat extends into neighbouring tree in upper crown, by half its length, back to fork Reason: Safety - reduce risk of limb splittingT3 - Oak - Remove Reason: Poor suppressed / thin treeT4 - Oak (in garden of No 19) - Remove lowest branch that extends over shed Reason: Remove low nuisance branchW1 - Management works to thin out / remove poor trees, suppressed or insecure roots. Thinning several Larch, several Sycamores, include 3 to 4 adjacent to ha ha wall Reasons: Interest of good management, poor quality trees, some collapsed, some insecure. Thinning will allow remaining trees to develop in ground.
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Sign in to view collected details| Document | Published | Action |
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| Application FormApplication Form · PDF | 22 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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications.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.