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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Fir Tree Cottage, 9 Hamilton Road, Lansdown, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 5SB
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Oak (A) - prune to boundary (1-1.5m); Prunus (B) - prune to boundary (2-3m); Oak (C) - prune to boundary (3-4m); Prunus (D) - prune to boundary (3-4m); Conifer (E) - reduce crown by 1.5m, remove dead bottom branches (2m); Silver Birch (F) - prune to boundary (3m).
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