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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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Mottingham Hall Nursery, Mottingham Lane, Mottingham, London, SE9 4RW
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1188 Dead Sycamore adjacent to stables access - Section fell as close to ground level as possible.1189 Hawthorn - Create new pollard at 1.5m leaving monolith and sever Ivy on surrounding Hawthorns. 1193 Dead Maple adjacent to path marked with pink cross - Section fell as close to ground level as possible. Remove lateral branch from adjacent tree to west, back to main stem, marked with a pink cross.1194g 2 x Dead Sycamores (marked with pink cross) - Section fell as close to ground level as possible.1195 Small dead Maple adjacent to path and mud kitchen area (marked with pink cross) - Section fell as close to ground level as possible. 1196 Leyland Cypress - Dead stem overhanging path: Remove dead stem overhanging path and remove minor deadwood (marked with pink cross). 1197g Sycamore, Oak and Hawthorn - 1 x declining Sycamore - Section fell to approximately 1m high. Sever Ivy on adjacent young Hawthorn and Oak marked with pink dots. 1193 Dead Sycamore - Section fell to ground level.1936 Sycamore - Remove dead stubs from north crown over very high use play area. Remove minor deadwood.452 Common Lime - Crown reduce stems by 5m to create a new pollard. Reduce two stems by a further 5m to their final height.1187 Sycamore - Section fell as close to ground level as possible.1191g Group of 3 Sycamore trees - Remove dead branches and deadwood from crown and over path from east tree and sever Ivy. This may reveal substantial dead branching from adjacent Hawthorn - Cut back to vertical stems approximately halfway along. Sever Ivy from stem of central tree.SUBJECT TO TPO 739 (20.8.1991)
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| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Acknowledgement LetterAcknowledgement Letter · PDF | 22 Dec 2022 | View |
| Decision NoticeDecision Notice · PDF | 28 Feb 2023 | View |
| Officer Delegation ReportOfficer Delegation Report | 28 Feb 2023 | View |
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