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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6A Sion Hill, Lansdown, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 2UF
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6A Sion Hill, Lansdown, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 2UF
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View location mapT1 - Yew - reduce crown height by approx. 2m and lift the crown by 1m. T3 - Holly - lift the crown to approx. 2.5m and reshape tree. T4 - Turkey Oak - remove lower branches touching the chapel and others overhanging High Common. Crown thin of no more than 5%. T5a & T5b - Beech - remove all overhanging canopy.
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