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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St Marks Church St Mark's Square London NW1 7TN
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FRONT GARDEN: 1 x Malus (T1) - Raise crown (pavement side) by approx. 1m. Reduce back (pavement side) by 1m. 1 x Cherry (T2) - Raise crown over pavement side by 1m. 1 x Lime (T3) - Raise crown to main crown break by removing epicormic growth to a height of approx. 3.5m. 1 x Lime (T4) - Raise crown to main crown break, approx. 3m. 1 x Cherry (T5) - Reduce to a height of approx. 1.5m - 1.8m. 1 x Lime (T6) - Raise crown by approx. 3m to main crown break. 1 x Holm Oak (T8) - Reduce back from the road by 1.5m - 2m. Thin crown density by 20%. 1 x Hawthorn (T9) - Prune back to clear lamp post. 1 x Thorn (T10) - Thin crown density by 20%. 1 x Malus (T11) - Prune back to clear the church by 1m. REAR GARDEN: 1 x Lime (T12) - Raise crown by approx. 3m to main crown break by means of removing epicormic growth from min stem. 1 x Holm Oak (T13) - Reduce height by approx. 2m. Raise over pavement and reduce by 1.5m. Reduce back, roadside by approx. 1m. 1 x Sycamore Sapling (T14) - Reduce to a height of approx. 4m. 1 x Holm Oak (T15) - Reduce crown height by up to 2m. Reduce overhang back from play area by approximately 1.5m 1 x Cherry (T17) - Remove one low branch over playground. Reduce crown by approx. 1m. 1 x Lime (T18) - Raise crown to main crown break by approx. 4.5m by means of removing epicormic growth from main stem. 1 x Lime (G1) - Reduce back by 1m - 1.5m.
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