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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Bathford House , 31 Church Street, Bathford, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 7RR
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Beech Hedge 1- Reduce along the back to approximately 7ft (3ft reduction) and cut the corner of the hedge so that it merges to the height of the beech hedge that runs along the neighbours boundary. Beech Hedge 2- Reduce the hedge that runs along the neighbours boundary by 30% (5ft reduction). Leylandi Hedge- Reduce the leylandii conifer section of the hedge to the current height of the beech hedge (7ft reduction). Laurel Hedge- Cut laurel hedging back to the step railings and reduce in height by approximately 30% (6ft reduction).
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