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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Loudon Wood, Sweet Bay Crescent, Ashford, TN23 3HL
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Council sourceWillow (T1) - windblown and suspended in neighbouring tree canopy. Coppice at 0.5m Oak (T2) - reduce canopy height by 4m due to severe die back. Remove dead wood Willow (T3) - coppice at 0.5m due to adverse lean Willow (T4) - coppice at 0.5m due to buildings encroachment Mixed row of Hornbeam, Ash, Oak, Cobnut (G1) - reduce encroaching branches and foliage up to a height of 5.5m back to woodland boundary to clear footpaths, roads, buildings and gardens Mixed woodland trees (G2) - crown lift branches and foliage encroaching the play area up to 4m.
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