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.
Council planning record
Oakcroft House Nursing Home Oakcroft Road West Byfleet Surrey KT14 6JG
Oakcroft House Nursing Home Oakcroft Road West Byfleet Surrey KT14 6JG
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View council mapT2 Norway spruce. T17 Lawson cypress and T22 Predunculate Oak - permission not required for these. T19 Pedunculate oak - Fell to ground level - South western root flare has significant decay up to the stem. A small Ganoderma fruiting body is present on the north eastern side at the base. A large cavity with significant decay is present on the east side from base level up to 70cm. When tested with mallet, decay is detected up the stem above this cavity as far as I can reach, approx 2.3m. Multiple other cavities including from pruning wounds are present throughout this tree. Removal recommended as tree is located behind multiple high risk targets T22 Pedunculate oak Remove Dead Wood Over 50mm. T30 Western red cedar - Fell to ground level significant dieback within crown. T32 Norway maple - Fell to ground level - Twin stemmed from base. Cracking, decay and necrosis around the base of both stems. Tree is leaning on an adjacent tree, lean is towards third party property. T33 Cherry species - Fell to ground level - dead and decaying treeT35 Wild cherry - Reduce Crown in Height(by 2m back to appropriate growth points. Co dominant stems. One stem has a large historical cavity, the other stem also appears to have some decay towards the bottom of the stem. (Works subject to TPO 626/0327/1985)
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Sign in to view collected details| Document | Published | Action |
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| APPROVED - TPO TREES - DECISIONDecision · PDF | 6 Nov 2025 | View |
| DELEGATED REPORTReport · PDF | 6 Nov 2025 | View |
| ACK. - TREE - TPOCorrespondence · PDF | 2 Oct 2025 | View |
| WORKSHEET FOR PLANNING APPLICATIONCorrespondence · PDF | 2 Oct 2025 | View |
| APPLICATIONFORMREDACTEDApplication Form · PDF | 15 Sept 2025 | View |
| TREE CONDITION SURVEYReport · PDF | 15 Sept 2025 | View |
| TREE LOCATION PLANPlans | 15 Sept 2025 | View |
| TREE SURVEYReport · PDF | 15 Sept 2025 | View |
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APPROVED - TPO TREES - DECISIONConditions aren’t listed here. Read the council decision notice for the full decision and conditions.
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.
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Read planning drawings, floor plans, elevations and sections. Use labelled diagrams, a drawing comparison table and revision checks to understand a proposal.