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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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1 Downs Villas The Hollow South Heighton East Sussex BN9 0HN
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1 Downs Villas The Hollow South Heighton East Sussex BN9 0HN
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View council map1) Ash ADB - Foliar Wilt - Fell to Base2) "Ash x6 Stool" ADB - Retrenchment evident, Crown Dieback Approx. 40%, Deadwood in Crown, Dense Ivy -Re-Coppice at Base3) Ash ADB - Retrenchment evident, Crown Dieback Approx. 20% - Fell to Base4) Sycamore x17 "Branches touching Phone Line. Weighted towards Residence" - Aerial Pruning: Crown Raise to Approx.8m5) Ash "ADB - Early Onset (Aerial Access currently possible) Pronounced Lean over Residence" - Fell to Base6) Ash x3 Stool "ADB - Early Onset, Some Foliar Wilt evident (Aerial Access currently possible)" - Fell to Base7) Ash ADB - Advanced, Approx. Crown Dieback Approx. 85% - Fell to Base8) Ash ADB - Crown Dieback Approx. 40% - "Fell to Base& Clear PROW"9) AshADB - Brach Failure - Fell to Base10) Ash x2 ADB - Early Onset - Fell to Base11) Sycamore x8 Situated in embankment between two concrete driveways with retained wall to West. Concerns regarding future damage & subsidence - Coppice / Recoppice at Base12) Sycamore Leaf Litter causing slips, trips, & falls, and vehicle slippage. Loss of light to 1 Downs Villas - Aerial Pruning: Crown Lift & Remove Scaffold Limb over Driveway13) Sycamore Historic Loss of Top, leaving an Asymmetrical Crown weighted over Parking - Fell to Base14) Sycamore "Squirrel Damage - Major Dieback / Dead Crown. Over Parking & House" - Fell to Base15) Ash "Branches touching OHPL. Sparking Reported. Over Weighted. Over Garden / House" - "Report to UKPN Remove Branches from OHPL Reweight Tree" 17) Ash ADB evident. Pronounced Lean over Road & OHPhL - Fell to Base18) Hawthorn Large Crown impeding on Road - Cut back Crown off Road19) Sycamore x20 Large Crowns impeding on Road. Branches touching OHPhL - Crown Rasie 6-8m off OHPhL and over Road20) Hawthorn Crown entangled within OHPhL - Crown Rasie off OHPhL
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Sign in to view collected details| Document | Published | Action |
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| Decision notice LDC PLAP (public)Decision notice LDC PLAP (public) | 9 Nov 2021 | View |
| Site PlanPlanning portal document LDC PLAP | 14 Sept 2021 | View |
| PhotosPlanning portal document LDC PLAP | 14 Sept 2021 | View |
| Planning portal document LDC PLAPPlanning portal document LDC PLAP | 14 Sept 2021 | View |
| Planning portal application form no personal data LDC PLAPPlanning portal application form no personal data LDC PLAP | 14 Sept 2021 | 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.
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