Understanding planning · 13 min read
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 Courtlands, Prince Imperial Road, Chislehurst, BR7 5LX
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1 Courtlands, Prince Imperial Road, Chislehurst, BR7 5LX
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H1 Leyland Cypress on rear left hand boundary - Reduce the overall height by approximately 1m, to the same height as the guttering, and trim the hedge face, garden side into a more even face. Include cutting back the Holly that is growing across the lawn.G1 Group of Yew, Hawthorn & Fir making up a mixed hedge situated on the rear boundary - Reduce the Fir to the same height as the neighbouring Yew and shape the remaining canopy. Lift the lower level to expose border and shape the Hawthorns into a more rounded shape.T1 Spruce on rear boundary - Remove 1 lower lateral.T2 Maple on rear right hand boundary - Reduce the overall canopy by up to 1m, shape accordingly and remove major deadwood and sucker/basal growth.H2 Cypress on rear right hand boundary - Section fell as close to ground level as possible.T3 Dead Apple situated on the rear right hand boundary - Section fell as close to ground level as possible.T4 Neighbouring Willow on rear right hand boundary - Reduce a selection of laterals overhanging client's garden back to boundary, cutting to appropriate growth points where possible.
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| Decision NoticeDecision Notice · PDF | 8 Oct 2024 | View |
| Acknowledgement LetterAcknowledgement Letter · PDF | 26 Sept 2024 | View |
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