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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Flat 1, 4 Devonshire Buildings, Bear Flat, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 4SP
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T1.Magnolia-Reduce height to just below height of adjacent Sumach (approx 2.5m height reduction). Reduce spread over neighbouring boundary (1m approx). T2.Corkscrew Willow-Reduce height by (1.5m approx). T3.Silver Birch-Reduce height by up to 3m. Reduce spread of mid crown where necessary (1m). Crown lift to 3m. T4.Cherry Laurel-Reduce by 1.5m approx. Reduce spread over garden by 1-1.5m.
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