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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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Maples The Spinney Hall Street Long Melford Sudbury Suffolk CO10 9JS
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Maples The Spinney Hall Street Long Melford Sudbury Suffolk CO10 9JS
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View council mapApplication for Works to Trees Subject to a Tree Preservation Order - BT376/T4 T4 Horse Chestnut - to reduce the tree by approximately 25%, climbed inspection and remove major dead wood. The main amount of reduction is to reduce the overhang to the adjacent buildings and public footpath. The tree is suppressed by x2 very large Lime trees, and it is heavily weighted and unbalanced towards the south aspect over the adjacent buildings and foot path. So, the -25% is on this side. Reasoning: There is a cavity at the base and potential basal decay. The crown is unbalanced and heavily weighted to the south. This will re-balance the tree and increase the safety of the tree.
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| WORKS TO TPO - GRANTDecision · PDF | 27 Feb 2026 | View |
| CONSULTEE COMMENT SUBMITTED ONLINEConsultee Comment · PDF | 2 Feb 2026 | View |
| APPLICATION FORMApplication Form · PDF | 28 Jan 2026 | View |
| TREE LOCATION PLANDrawing · PDF | 28 Jan 2026 | View |
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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
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Understanding planning · 13 min read
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