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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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Dering Wood, Smarden Bell Road, Smarden, Kent
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Council sourceDescription: Forestry Commission Application to coppice 0.29ha mixed broadleaves inc hornbeam,willow (cpt 6a,coppice cant 2); to coppice 0.29ha mixed broadleaves inc hornbeam,birch,aspen,turkey oak (cpt 6a,coppice cant 3); to coppice 0.75ha mixed broadleaves inc hornbeam,birch,aspen,sweet chestnut (cpt 5a,coppice cant 5); to coppice 0.71ha mixed broadleaves inc hornbeam,birch,sweet chestnut (cpt 6a,coppice cant 9); to coppice 1.45ha mixed broadleaves inc hornbeam,birch,sweet chestnut,willow (cpt 1a,coppice cant 18); to coppice 3.95ha mixed broadleaves inc oak,hornbeam,birch,sweet chestnut,willow,aspen. Single stem pole stage oak to be thinned out to approx 16-25 per ha as potential standards over coppice (cpt 2a,coppice cant 24); to coppice 1.03ha felling P'88/89 oak,birch,willow and allow to re coppice, retaining oaks at approx 16-25 stems per ha (cpt 4b,coppice cant 29); to coppice 0.94ha sweet chestnut,birch (cpt 4b,coppice cant 32); to coppice 2.95ha mixed broadleaves inc hornbeam,birch,sweet chestnut,willow,aspen (cpt 1a,coppice cant 39).
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| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| OFFICER ASSESSMENT SHEETSOfficer Report | 6 Jul 2016 | View |
| TREE LOCATIONPlans · PDF | 13 Jun 2016 | View |
| APPLICATIONApplication Form · PDF | 13 Jun 2016 | View |
| DECISION NOTICEDecision Notice · PDF | 6 Jul 2016 | View |
| M FROUDGeneral Comment · PDF | 5 Jul 2016 | View |
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