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Burton Villa 430 Burton Road Lincoln Lincolnshire LN1 3XD
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Council sourceTo carry out the following works:H1, Conifer hedge - reduce height to 8ftT1, Sycamore - reduce height by removing larger re-growth stems, crown clean, reshape to suitT2, Sycamore - crown lift to 5.2 metres over road, crown cleanT3, Horse Chestnut - crown lift to 5.2 metres over road, crown cleanT4, Beech - crown lift to 5.2 metres over road, reduce long lateral branch over road to growth point below decay knuckleT5, Beech - reduce spread of branches towards road by up to 2 to 3 metresT6, Beech - reduce back spread of upper branches left from previous operations to reshape crown, 10% crown thin/remove deadwoodT7, Ash - remove deadwoodT8, Ash - reduce first limb over lawn to fork approximately 3 to 4 metresT9, Sycamore - crown lift to 4 metresT10, Ash - crown lift to 4 metresT11, Beech - reduce height by up to 2 to 3 metresT12, Ash - reduce height by up to 2 to 3 metresT13, Sycamore - remove three stem branches to raise crown, reduce height by up to 2 to 3 metresT15, Ash - remove two low overhanging branchesT16, Sycamore - remove three stem branches to raise crownT17, Ash - remove one low branch, reduce height by up to 2 to 3 metresT18, Sycamore - remove two low overhanging branchesT19, Ash - remove 5 stem branches, reduce height by up to 2 to 3 metresT20, Ash - remove overhanging branches reduce height by up to 2 to 3 metresT21, Sycamore (twin stem) - reduce spread over lawn by up to 2 to 3 metres, remove two lower overhanging branches on right hand sideT22, Sycamore (twin stem) - crown lift to 4 metresTG1 Mixture of Ash, Sycamore and Elder - fell as self setsT23, Sycamore - fellT24, Ash - fell
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Understanding planning · 13 min read
Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.
Understanding planning · 13 min read
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Understanding planning · 13 min read
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