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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8 Mill Hey Lane Rufford Ormskirk Lancashire L40 1SJ
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In the front garden we want to reduce the height of the conifer hedge to a height of no more than 2 metres to enable better management of the hedgeRemove from the front garden a conifer that does not form part of the conifer hedge; this conifer blocks the light from the streetlight.Also remove from the front garden to dwarf conifers. Plan is to replace these with small shrubs.Remove 3 conifers to the rear and side of the garden that are dwarfing the conservatory. Plan is to replace with small shrubs.Remove a robinia tree at the rear of the property the top of which is now overhanging the garden.
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| Decision NoticeDecision Notice · PDF | 28 Feb 2024 | 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.
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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.