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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Pau-la, Welton Road, Westfield, Bath And North East Somerset, BA3 3UB
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Continuous boundary hedges made up of Leylandii (Cuprocyparis leylandii) and Thuja species ( positions shown on submitted plan ) - To reduce the overall height and lateral spread of the Leylandii and Thuja hedge to 12ft, bringing the hedge back to a manageable and appropriate height. The works will involve trimming and reducing the hedge uniformly along its length while retaining the hedge in its current form and function as a boundary screen.
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