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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The Old Piggery Church Road Northmoor Witney Oxfordshire OX29 5SX
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Council sourceT1: Willow: Photo 2605B. Reduce overall height by reducing/removing the two biggest central branches, either back to suitable unions, as marked, or back to original pollard point. Percentage of tree removed: approx less than 5%.T2/3: Pair of Crab-apples: Photos 2605C and 2605D. Reduce overall height - cut back epicormic growth to previous pruning point. Also, a very small crown raise, removing maybe 1-2 of the lowest branches, to allow better visibility for cars turning out of the drive onto the main road. Percentage of tree removed: approx 5-10%. This is clearly a repeat of work which has been done regularly, to keep these ornamental trees down to a reasonable height, as they are adjacent to the road.T4: Cherry: Photo 2605E. Reduce overall height and spread by selective removal of upper limbs, and by reducing limb currently encroaching on adjacent Pear tree. Percentage of tree removed: approx 5-10%.T5: Small Pear: Photo 2605F. Remove/reduce minimum of branches to rebalance it, once encroaching Cherry has been reduced. Percentage of tree removed: minimal, approx less than 5%.T6: Cytisus battandieri: Photo 2605G: remove/shorten the lowest main branch, to remove weight from the road side: and then to reduce the overall height by shortening the indeterminate leader to a suitable union. Percentage of tree removed: approx around 10-15%
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View council map| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| TCA RAISE NO OBJECTIONDecision Notice · PDF | 26 May 2026 | View |
| Application FormApplication Form · PDF | 12 May 2026 | View |
| TREE LOCATION PLANDrawing · PDF | 12 May 2026 | View |
| TREE LOCATION PLAN 2Drawing · PDF | 12 May 2026 | View |
| 2605B WILLOWPhoto · PDF | 12 May 2026 | View |
| 2605C CRAB APPLEPhoto · PDF | 12 May 2026 | View |
| 2605D CRAB APPLEPhoto · PDF | 12 May 2026 | View |
| 2605E CHERRYPhoto · PDF | 12 May 2026 | View |
| 2605F PEARPhoto · PDF | 12 May 2026 | View |
| 2605G CYTISUSPhoto · PDF | 12 May 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.