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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Little Court , College Road, Lansdown, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 5RR
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Last published check: 8 Nov 2026, 00:12 (UK)
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Yew T1 and T2 - reduce by up to 1.3 metres on lateral branches facing the property and the remaining canopies crown raised - tertiary growth only, lifting to no more than 3 metres above ground level and thinned by approx 10% to allow for more light to the garden. Cypress T3 - fell. Magnolia T4 - reduce by up to 80cm all over. Large Silver Birch T5 - canopy reduction of up to 2.5 metres all over. The canopy is to be thinned of the climbing vegetation.
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