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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Regency Farm , 1 Prospect Place, Walcot, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 5JD
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T1 (Common Yew)- Reduce height by 3-4m max, reduce spread by a maximum of 2m in all directions in alignment with the natural form of the tree (some aspects need only be reduced by 1m). Thin crown by 20% to reduce overall density and shading and crown-lift to 2.5m where necessary. T2 (Wild Cherry)- Reduce overall height by up to 1.5m, tidy and balance form and remove all juvenile suckering stems below crown. T3 (Bay Laurel)- Reduce height and spread by up to 40% and shape to a balanced form. T4 (Greengage)- Reduce height and spread by up to 1.5m and balance form. T5 (Damson)- Reduce and shape by 50cm max and remove single lowest stem that extends towards house.
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