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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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Worsenden Lodge, Sissinghurst Road, Biddenden, TN27 8EJ
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Council sourceT1 Ash - Crown reduce by 3m as shown in the annotated photograph within the public files. The lower limbs extending to the right in the photograph require a 4m reduction to balance the crown. Leave a rounded natural crown profile and ensure that reduction cuts are made at points where a branch of at least one-third of the parent limb is found as per BS3998:2010. (Superseded spec. Ash tree - Removal of dead limbs and pruning to natural target growth points. Reduction of 8 metres leaving the tree at an approx height of 8 metres with a 5 metre max spread.)
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| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Tree location planPlan · PDF | 29 May 2024 | View |
| PhotoPhotographs and Photomontages | 21 May 2024 | View |
| ANNOTATED PHOTO OF 3M REDUCTION SPECPhotographs and Photomontages | 23 Jul 2024 | View |
| Officer Report 74315.pdf · PDF | 23 Jul 2024 | View |
| Photo 2Photographs and Photomontages | 21 May 2024 | View |
| Spiller tree condition reportSupporting Documents · PDF | 21 May 2024 | View |
| Road side viewPhotographs and Photomontages | 21 May 2024 | View |
| site visit photosPhotographs and Photomontages | 22 Jul 2024 | View |
| Footpath ViewPhotographs and Photomontages | 21 May 2024 | View |
| Photo 3Photographs and Photomontages | 21 May 2024 | View |
| Application FormApplication Form · PDF | 21 May 2024 | View |
| Decision Notice 74315.pdf · PDF | 23 Jul 2024 | View |
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