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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Chapelfield Barn 28 The Street Dalham Suffolk CB8 8TF
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Chapelfield Barn 28 The Street Dalham Suffolk CB8 8TF
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View council mapTrees in a conservation area notification - one Hazel (T1 on plan) coppice at 50 centimetres from ground level; one Birch (T2 on plan) crown raise to 2 metres from ground level and prune in lower canopy to narrow the crown width; remove any crossing branches and formatively prune as required; three Whitebeam (T3, T4, and T5 on plan) crown raise to 2 metres from ground level and narrow the crown width; remove any crossing branches and formatively prune as required, remove co-dominant stem if present; one Quince (T6 on plan) thin crown by 20%, lift to 2 metres from ground level and formatively prune as required; one Sweet Chestnut(T7 on plan) raise crown to 2 metres from ground level; one Mulberry (T8 on plan) raise crown to 2 metres from ground level
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Sign in to view collected details| Document | Published | Action |
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| DECISION NOTICEDecision Notice · PDF | 5 Apr 2024 | View |
| OFFICER DELEGATED REPORTOfficer Report · PDF | 5 Apr 2024 | View |
| PARISH COUNCIL COMMENTConsultee Comment · PDF | 27 Mar 2024 | View |
| APPLICATION FORM - WITHOUT PERSONAL DATAApplication Form · PDF | 26 Feb 2024 | View |
| SKETCH PLANSite and Other Plans/Drawings · PDF | 26 Feb 2024 | View |
| SPECIFICATION OF WORKSupporting Documents · PDF | 26 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.
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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications.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.