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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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Street Record, Sweet Bay Crescent, Ashford, Kent
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Council sourceDescription: Mixed row of Sweet Chestnut and Cobnut (G1) - reduce eastern branches and foliage up to a height of 5m back to woodland boundary due to footpath encroachment Mixed row of Hornbeam, Ash, Oak, Cobnut (G2) - reduce encroaching branches and foliage up to a height of 5.5m back to woodland boundary to clear footpaths, roads, buildings and gardens. Mixed row of Hornbeam, Oak (G3) - reduce northern branches and foliage up to a height of 5.5m back to woodland boundary to clear gardens and buildings Oak x 5 (G4) - crown lift western branches to achieve 3m ground clearance over footpath and 5.5m ground clearance over road. Remove dead wood Ash (T1) - reduce eastern branches at 10m and 7m to a radial spread of 5m to alleviate property encroachment Ash (T2) - reduce eastern canopy up to a height of 7m back to woodland boundary to alleviate footpath and property encroachment Ash (T3) - reduce northwest canopy to a radial spread of 6m to alleviate property encroachment Ash (T4) - crown lift to northeast canopy to achieve 5.5m ground clearance above road. Reduce premier northeast limb to a radial spread of 3m to alleviate roadside encroachment Willow (T5) - coppice at 0.5m due to significant roadside lean
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| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Decision NoticeDecision Notice · PDF | 22 Aug 2019 | View |
| OFFICER ASSESSMENT SHEETOfficer Report · PDF | 22 Aug 2019 | View |
| APPLICATIONApplication Form · PDF | 10 Jul 2019 | View |
| TREE LOCATION PLANPlans · PDF | 10 Jul 2019 | View |
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