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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Little Court, Bannerdown Road, Batheaston, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 7NE
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Hornbeam (T1) - Remove lower limbs overhanging Hollybush House to give 6m of the main trunk clear of branches. Large leading trunk approx 6m which would remain (marked by the yellow line in the photo) and only the smaller lower branches would be removed (outlined by the red line in the photo.)
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