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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T1- Pyrus c. 'Chanticleer'. Remove epicormics T4 - Malus Tschonoskii. Crown lift to 3m T5 - Prunus 'Kanzan'. Crown lift to 3m, remove major deadwood T8 - Pinus Sylvestris. Included on sketch plan by mistake (Small size means formative pruning in exempt from permissions) T9 - Prunus ' Kanzan'. Dismantle tree and grind out stump T10 - Acer Platanoides. Remove deadwood T11 - Acer Platanoides. Crown clean and deadwood
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