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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Abbey View House, Abbey View, Widcombe, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 6DG
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T1 (Irish Yew) - Trim regrowth on top / light trim. T2 (Bay Laurel) - Trim regrowth. T3 (Silver Birch) - Remove deadwood, lift branches to clear. Branch lengths 50cm, cuts no more than 10cm across. T4 (Ash) - Reduce, branch lengths no more than 50cm, cuts no more than 25mm across. T5 (Pine) - Remove dead branches over driveway. T6 (Ash) - Remove low limbs to 4m, branches up to 2.5m in length, cuts up to 10cm across.
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