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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Street Record, Westfield Lane, Chew Magna, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset,
Last published check: 8 Oct 2026, 17:39. Check the council record for more recent changes.
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Ref NG1: Ivy (C1) - sever and strip up to 2m; Thorn (G1) - reduce to allow approx. 3m clearance from conductors; Elm (G2) - side prune to allow approx. 3m clearance from conductors; Elm (T1) - reduce to ground level; Beech (T2) - side prune to allow approx. 3m clearance from conductors; Beech (T3) - side prune and reduce to allow approx. 3m clearance from conductors. Ref NG4: Thorn, Elm (G1) - side prune and reduce to allow approx. 3m clearance from conductors; Ash, Holly, Hazel, Thorn (G2) - side prune and reduce to allow approx. 3m clearance from conductors. Ref NG5: Hazel (G1) - side prune to allow approx. 2m clearance from conductors; Horse Chestnut (T1) - side prune and reduce to allow approx. 2m clearance from conductors; Climber (C1) - sever and strip to root level. Ref NG6: Beech (T1) - prune to allow approx. 2m clearance from conductors; Poplar (T2, T3) - crown raise secondary growth off the main branches to allow for the safe clearance around the conductors for 2-3 m safety clearance and side prune line side branches for a 2-3m safety clearance from the overhead conductors. Ref NG7: Beech (T1) - side prune to allow approx. 2m clearance from conductors; Sycamore (G1) - side prune and reduce to allow approx. 3m clearance from conductors; Holly (G2) - side prune to allow approx. 2m clearance from conductors; Ash (T2) - side prune to allow approx. 3m clearance from conductors and remove dead / dying branches; Beech (T3 and T4) - through prune; Cypress (T5 and T6) - through prune; Holly (T7) - crown reduction to allow approx. 2m clearance from conductors.
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