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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Smallcombe Nurseries, Sydney Buildings, Bathwick, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 6DD
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T1, Poplus nigra italica - Fell T2 - Fagus sylvatica purpurea - Fell - Due to more than 60% of tree being dead T3 - Fagus sylvatica purpurea - Crown reduce by 20% to leave height of 6m and radial spread of 4m and remove all deadwood and snapped branches - Due to extensive deadwood in the tree and storm damaged branches. The idea is to bring some shape back into the tree T4 - Fagus sylvatica purpurea - Crown reduce by 20% to leave height of 6m and radial spread of 4m and remove all deadwood and snapped branches - Due to same reasons as above. T6 - Prunus domestica - Formative Prune, thin out by 20% and remove deadwood. Leaving height of 6m and radial spread of 6m - For fruiting purposes.
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