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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42 The Common Parbold Wigan Lancashire WN8 7DS
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T1 - horse chestnut, crown lift minor branches over road to achieve 5m clearance. Target prune to reduce canopy on house side by approx. 1.5m, leaving approx 4m canopy spread on house side. With the aim to create an area at rear of driveway to park that will have reduced seasonal nuisance of conkers alleviating damage to car parked cars.
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View council map| Document | Published | Action |
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| Tpo grant consent (conditions)Decision Notice · PDF | 23 Aug 2024 | View |
| Sketch planSketch Plan · PDF | 2 Jul 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.
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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications.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.