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 Grange Coach House , Chew Hill, Chew Magna, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset, BS40 8RY
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T1 Cedar - Cut back lowest 3 lateral branches 2-3 metres to boundary T2 Yew - Cut back over hanging branches 2-3 metres to boundary T3 Portuguese Laurel - Cut back large lateral 2-3 metres to boundary T4 Purple Plum - Crown Reduce 2 metres T5 Alder - Crown lift to 5-6 metres T6 Amelanchier - Crown Reduce 1-2 metres T7 Alder - Crown Reduce 1-2 metres T8 Magnolia - Reduce lower canopy over stream 1-2 metres T9 Willow hedge - Remove 1x Dead tree and Pollard remaining T10 Willow - Pollard Willow removing 3-4 metres
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