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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8 The Elms, Lower Swainswick, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 7BP
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Beech T1 - crown lift by removal of 6 low branches of 4" diameter, thin the crown by removal of 20 minor branches of 2" diameter. Yew T2 - fell. Sycamore T3 - crown lift by removal of 4 limbs of diameter between 4-6". Large Ash T4 - fell. Cypress T5 - remove the upright trunk on the garage side (North-East side). Yew T6 - prune back extended growth toward the garage by 3m, 7 limbs at 3" diameter at most. A row of 2 Laurel, 4 Holly and a Cotoneaster G1 - fell.
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