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 Old Rectory , Bathampton Lane, Bathampton, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 6ST
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T1 Macrocarpa- Crown lift lowest crown over garden, pavement and road by no more than 12' To prune/reshape remainder of lowest crown (up to approx 30') by up to 6-8' , so as to tie in with upper canopy T2 Yew- Crown lift lowest crown to approx 10' above water level T3 Lime- Remove major deadwood, and clean crown T4 Yew- Crown lift by approx 2-3' T5 3 x Cherry by house- Dismantle and grind stumps, to revert to grass T6 Norway Maple- Shorten back 1 x lowest branch over borderby approx 6-8' T7- Gleditzia- Assess condition when in leaf T8- Norway Maple- Reduce height by approx 8-10' ie to approx 35' To reshape remainder to form balanced crown
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