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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Keepers Lodge Sandy Lane Lathom Ormskirk Lancashire L40 5TU
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Keepers Lodge Sandy Lane Lathom Ormskirk Lancashire L40 5TU
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View council mapT1 Oak. Remove deadwood and thin out growth by 20%. Reason: excessive deadwood and overhangs LV cable.T2 Oak. Remove reaction growth, reduce weight in overhanging limbs and reduce upper canopy by up to 3 metres. Reason: large limbs overhanging property.T3 Oak - reduce away from property upon 2 metres, reduce weight in overhanging limbs thinning by 20%. Reason: Overhangs property.T4 - Oak. Remove dead wood, thin by 10%. Reason: small cavity at 20ft on main stem.T5 - Oak. Remove deadwood. Reason: suppressed by surrounding trees.T6 - Oak. Remove tree leaving habitat pole. Reason: Large occlusion/cavity starting at 6 ft up to 20ft. Leans heavily toward neighbouring property.T7 - Oak. Thin canopy 10%, remove dead wood. T9 - Oak. Fell, remove tree leaving habitat pole. Reason: heavy lean towards property. Honey fungus present at base on the west side. T10 - Oak. Reduce canopy by 2 metres. Reason: to give weight reduction via thinning. Reason: lean towards property. Small cavity at base.T11 - Oak. Monitor over 6 - 8 months with a view to heavy reduction.T12 - Oak. Remove dead wood, 15% thin. Reason: heavy reduction of tree if honey fungus becomes more apparent.
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| Tpo grant consent (conditions)Decision Notice · PDF | 15 Mar 2022 | View |
| Tree reportSurveys / Reports · PDF | 31 Jan 2022 | 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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications.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.