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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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Sills & Betteridge Solicitors, 5 Main Ridge West, Boston PE21 6QQ
Last published check: 22 Sept 2026, 06:10. Check the council record for more recent changes.
Sills & Betteridge Solicitors, 5 Main Ridge West, Boston PE21 6QQ
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View council mapNotification under s211 for works to Trees within a Conservation Area to include - T1 Holly - Reduce height back to previous pollard points, leaving a height of 5m. Reduce back away from building giving at least a 1m clearance. Previously been pollard so entered into a cycle of pruning. T3 Laurel - Pollard to 5m. Has become very large and unmanageable with very overextended limbs causing damage to the surrounding buildings. Damage to one of the mains stems, split and hollow in the middle with evidence of decay/soft rot. T4 Cherry Plum - Reduce limb growing towards properties in line with the rest of the canopy to avoid the risk of failure. A radial reduction of the remaining tree to reduce the weight from the canopy. T5 Acacia - Reduce height by 3m, leaving a height of approx. 9m and a radial reduction between 1 and 1.5m from the longest ends. Reduce ends growing towards the neighbouring properties by 2m to re-balance the canopy. Sever Ivy. Reduce the weight out of canopy. T6 Acacia - Reduce height by 3m, leaving a height of approx. 9m and reduce width facing the road by 2m to rebalance the canopy. To reduce weight out of canopy. T7 Cedar - Reduce height by 1.5m and radial reduction of 1.5m from the longest ends. ( indicated on photo) To reduce the weight out of the canopy.
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Sign in to view collected details| Document | Published | Action |
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| Planning Officer reportReport · PDF | 22 Oct 2025 | View |
| DecisionDecision · PDF | 22 Oct 2025 | View |
| Image showing Cedar ReductionGeneral | 15 Sept 2025 | View |
| Tree Location Individual TreesPlans | 15 Sept 2025 | View |
| Application FormApplication form & Certificates · PDF | 15 Sept 2025 | View |
| Tree Locations PlanPlans | 15 Sept 2025 | View |
| Tree Locations Group of TreesPlans | 15 Sept 2025 | View |
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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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