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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Greenbank, Papcastle, Cockermouth, Cumbria, CA13 0JR
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Council source1. Monterey Cypress - Reduce height from 18m to 12m and reduce spread from 14m to 10m2. Lawson Cypree - reduce height from 9m to 5m and reduce spread from 6m to 4m3. Ash Tree - trim back annual growth of new wood to a height of 3m4. Acer Purple King - trim back annual growth of new wood to maintain height of 5m and spread of 4m5. Himalayan Silver Birch - reduce height from 7m to 4m and reduce spread from 8m to 4m6. Silver Birch - reduce height from 7m to 5m and reduce spread from 8m to 5m
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