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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The Gate House, The Barton, Corston, Bath, BA2 9AN
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The Gate House, The Barton, Corston, Bath, BA2 9AN
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View location mapLawson Cypress ( nearest property contrary to sketch provided ) - fell. Cedar - remove three wind damaged hanging limbs and remove 1 limb as currently hanging low over path. Monterey Cypress - reduce height by 7-8m and reduce over extension of individual leaders hanging over private road. Failure to reduce the height would increase the likelihood of major limb failure resulting in damage that would necessitate the removal of the the entire tree.
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