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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Lysways House, College Road, Lansdown, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 5RS
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Purple Beech (T1) - reduce roadside lateral branches by up to 3m, north side by up to 2m, east side by up to 1.5m and west side by up to 2m. Reduce height to previous pruning points approx. 2m Sycamore (T2) - Reduce the overhanging branches by up to 1m Holly (T3) - reduce height by 1.5m Portuguese Laurel (T4) - reduce the height and spread by up to 1.5m Birch tree (T5) - reduce height by up to 2m and spread by 1m Lawson Cypress (T6) - reduce height by up to 2m and crown lift to 2.8m, trim sides. Cotoneaster and Pittosporum (T7) - reduce height by up to 2m Silver Birch (T8) - Fell Lawson Cypress (T9) - reduce the height by up to 10m
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