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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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Flat 3, Baston Manor, Baston Manor Road, Hayes, Bromley, BR2 7AH
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Boundary by path: Hedge Reduction - To reduce the overall height by approximately 1.5 metres and trim back sides into a tight compact (Photo 1 path side, photo 2 garden side) Boundary by footpath: Crown lift - To remove the three lowest limbs growing over the flowerbed. (Photo 3) Right hand boundary: Partially uprooted Hornbeam tree from neighbouring garden - To reduce lateral back to upright growth points (Photo 4) Right hand boundary: A Holly tree growing into the canopy of mature Yew trees to fell as close to ground level as possible. (Photo 5 & 6) Rear left hand boundary: Mixed Hedge Reduction - To reduce the overall height by approximately 2 metres to encourage growth lower down and prune away from Ash tree. (Photo 7) Middle flower bed: Hawthorn tree growing into canopy of mature Yew trees to coppice to 1 meter high (Photo 8) Middle flower bed: Two Portuguese laurel growing into canopy of mature Yew trees to coppice to ground level (Photo 8) Left hand flower bed: Hazel leaning and growing into Yew tree canopy to coppice back to ground level to create a multi-stemmed shrub rather than a large single-trunked tree (photo 9) Small upper grass area: Dead ornamental cherry tree to be removed (photo 10) Left hand flowerbed by path: Thuja tree growing sideways next to the path to be removed (Photo 11) Left hand flowerbed by gate: Elder tree to coppice back to ground level (photo 12) Left hand flowerbed by gate: Thuja tree with substantially dead canopy to be removed (photo 13)
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| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Decision NoticeDecision Notice · PDF | 28 Apr 2025 | View |
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