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 Vicarage , Old School Hill, South Stoke, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 7DU
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T1-Crab Apple, reduce by up to 2.5 metes height and 1.5 metres spread all round. This tree has grown well and is now clashing with the Walnut tree next to it (T3) T2-Apple, fell. This tree is old and no longer fruits. T3-Walnut, crown lift to 2.5 metres height -to allow easy access for mowing- reduce by up to 3.5 metres height and 1.5 metres spread all round. T4-Holly, coppice. this young tree is growing out from behind an attractive Hazel and spoiling its shape. T5-Lawson Cypress, fell. This tree was the end stop of a small Box hedge. The Box hedge was removed due to Box blight and the tree now looks out of place. T6-Purple Plum, reduce by up to 2 metres height and 1.5 metres spread on all sides. This is a routine maintenance prune of this tree.
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