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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Bath Magistrates Court , North Parade Road, Bathwick, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 5AF
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G1-6 no London Plane Trees, lower branches beginning to encroach onto car park. Crown lift to achieve a 4 m clearance from ground level. T1-Holm Oak, lateral growth encroaching into access road. Reduce lateral growth encroaching access road by approximately 2 m. T2-Common Yew, lateral branches encroaching onto building. Reduce lateral growth to achieve a 2m clearance from the building. T3-Common Yew, lateral branches encroaching onto building. Reduce lateral growth to achieve a 2m clearance from the building. G2-9 no IIrish Yew, reduce to a more manageable height of approximately 2m from ground level to allow more light into adjacent offices.
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