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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16 Springwood Drive Rufford Ormskirk Lancashire L40 1XB
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16 Springwood Drive Rufford Ormskirk Lancashire L40 1XB
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View council mapT1 Fell dead spruce treeT2 Fell spruce in decline T3 Remove ivy and reduce crown by 30%. Tree growing in saturated ground beside neighbouring T4 and T5 trees which have already been wind blown. Client worried that if T3 is blown over it will land on his property therefore advised 30% reduction.T4 and T5 wind blown remaining stumps to be ground out.
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Sign in to view collected details| Document | Published | Action |
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| Decision NoticeDecision Notice · PDF | 12 Sept 2022 | View |
| Sketch planSketch Plan | 6 Apr 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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications.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.