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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The Rectory , Church Street, Upper Weston, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 4BU
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Lawson Cypress (7) - Fell. Sycamore (11) - Raise low branches over garage roof to give 2.5m clearance to roof. Group of 3 Elm (23)- Fell. Ash (24)- Fell. Group of 3 Ash trees (27) - Fell. Magnolia 'Grandiflora' (31) - Reduce top by 3.5m to old cut points.
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