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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2A Hoghill Court East Calder Livingston West Lothian EH53 0QA
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Removal of one sycamore tree including stump
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View council map| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| SUBMITTED PLANSDrawing · PDF | 13 Oct 2026 | View |
| LARGE DECAY SECTION AT TOP OF MAIN STEMPhoto | 13 Oct 2026 | View |
| BRACKETS FROM BASE OF TREEPhoto | 13 Oct 2026 | View |
| A LOCATION PLANOther · PDF | 13 Oct 2026 | View |
| TREE FROM FRONTPhoto | 13 Oct 2026 | View |
| TREE STEM WITHIN 3M OF PROPERTYPhoto | 13 Oct 2026 | View |
| APPLICATION PDFApplication Form · PDF | 13 Oct 2026 | 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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications.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.