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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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5 Orlestone Gardens, Orpington, BR6 6HB
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T1 Elder - Reduce back to boundary.T2 Plum - Reduce back to boundary.T3 Magnolia - Reduce crown by 1.5m to previous reduction points and thin remaining crown by 20% by removing epicormic growth.T4 x4 Lawson Cypress in front garden - Tie up with thick garden wire to reduce lateral spread and trim crowns as hard as practicable. T5 Fig tree - Reduce height and spread of the tree by up to 0.5m. T6 Lime - Thin crown by removing epicormic growth from main stem - check crown for dead or dangerous branches and remove as appropriate.T7 Lawson Cypress on right boundary - Reduce height to previous reduction points, trim clients face as harder as practicable without exposing bare or woody patches.T8 Hazel - Reduce height and spread of the tree by up to 2m.T9 Purple Leaved Plum - Trim as appropriate to neaten appearance whilst maintaining current form. T10 Mixed shrubs on rear boundary - Reduce in height to level with adjacent fence, trim sides as appropriate to leave a neatened form. T11 Mixed shrubs on right boundary - Trim/prune all shrubs as appropriate to leave a neatened form.T12 Mixed shrubs on left boundary - Trim/prune all shrubs as appropriate to leave a neatened form.
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| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Acknowledgement LetterAcknowledgement Letter · PDF | 26 Aug 2021 | View |
| Decision NoticeDecision Notice · PDF | 21 Sept 2021 | View |
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