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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Winchester Cathedral Offices 9 The Close Winchester Hampshire SO23 9LS
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Winchester Cathedral Offices 9 The Close Winchester Hampshire SO23 9LS
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View council mapT289 Beech. Multiple fungal fruiting bodies around base, stem sounded with mallet suggesting decay is present but not likely significant. Remove major deadwood throughout canopy. Reduce the secondary lateral branch to south by 2.5m to relieve pressure on the compromised limb with maximum pruning wounds of 75mm. Remove any crossing tertiary limbs. (Amended)T60 Lime. Deadwood and formative pruneT186 Lime. Remove major deadwood (over 0.5m length / 50mm diameter)T8 Beech. Carry out resistograph Decay detectionT15 Lime. deadwood removalT41 Weeping Ash. Extensive dieback with significant deadwood throughout. Likely to continue to dieback further following removal of deadwood. Reduce Weeping Ash - leaving northern most limb in situ with a small reduction for balance as shown on photo. (Amended)T74 Lime. Fungal fruiting body on western side of stem at 2m. Stem sounded with nylon mallet suggesting extensive decay present from ground level up to minimum 2m. Carry out resistograph Decay detection. Remove deadwoodT185 Magnolia. Heavily pruned with little growth to north. Fell and remove stumpT300. Sp. unknown. Dead Tree. FellT182 Lime. Previously pollarded. Multiple open cavities around base with extensive basal decay. Fell to ground leave as deadwood habitat.
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Sign in to view collected details| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Decision NoticeDecision Notice · PDF | 8 May 2024 | View |
| APPLICATION FORM - WITHOUT PERSONAL DATAApplication Form · PDF | 9 Feb 2024 | View |
| SKETCH PLANDrawing · PDF | 9 Feb 2024 | View |
| SKETCH PLANDrawing · PDF | 9 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.