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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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Farringtons School, Perry Street, Chislehurst, BR7 6LR
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T11 Large Sycamore, overhanging building and parking area - Fell in sections to near ground level.T16 Leyland Cypress in rear garden of Gate House with dieback and overhanging boundary fence toward public highway - Reduce height by approx 4m. Trim remaining hard back to shape and tidy but retain green covering.T318 Large Sycamore on west boundary, over neighbouring property and school - Fell in sections to near ground level.T73 Medium Ash overhanging boundary toward public highway, dieback in crown and large cavity/decay area at base - Fell in sections to near ground level.T4202 Oak over parking area with dieback and overextended branches on north side - Reduce overextended crown on northern side of tree back in to profile and to balance shape. Remove deadwood.T330 Large mature veteran Oak within play area of junior school, with dieback in upper crown. - Reduce crown by approx 2m overall to shape and balance, ensuring all cuts are made to secondary live lateral branches to maintain natural shape and appearance.T63 Silver Birch with excessive lean and bacterial canker staining on stem. - Fell to ground level.G1 Group of 10 large Apple and 2 early mature Oak on north side of sports field - Prune to reduce crowns of all trees by approx 1-2m to manage size, and to shape and tidy. Thin crown of Apple trees by removal of crossing and crowded branches as required.
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| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Acknowledgement LetterAcknowledgement Letter · PDF | 11 Jul 2023 | View |
| Decision NoticeDecision Notice · PDF | 24 Jul 2023 | View |
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