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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Lindfield Heights Lindfield Gardens London NW3 6PU
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FRONT AREA: 1 x Purple Plum (T3) - Shorten side growth by 2m - 3m to clear the building. 1 x Lawson Cypress (T4) - Fell to ground level. 1 x Lime (T5) - Trim regrowth by 1m back to previous points. 1 x Purple Plum (T9) - Shorten side growth by 3m - 4m to clear the building. 1 x London Plane (T10) - Reduce back to previous pruning points. 1 x Lime (T14) - Reduce back to previous pruning points. 1 x Bay (T18) - Reduce side growth by 2m - 3m to clear the building. Remove false acacia sucker shoots nearby. 1 x Sycamore (T21) - Reduce back to previous pruning points. 1 x Lime (T22) - Reduce back to previous pruning points. 1 x Laburnum (T26) - Fell the larger stem. SIDE AREA: 1 x Sycamore (T30) - Reduce back to previous pruning points. 1 x Horse Chestnut (T31) - Reduce back to previous pruning points. 1 x Horse Chestnut (T32) - Reduce back to previous pruning points. 1 x Lime (T33) - Reduce back to previous pruning points. 1 x Horse Chestnut (T34) - Reduce back to previous pruning points. 1 x Horse Chestnut (T35) - Reduce back to previous pruning points. 1 x Horse Chestnut (T36) - Reduce back to previous pruning points. 1 x Horse Chestnut (T37) - Reduce back to previous pruning points. 1 x London Plane (T38) - Reduce back to previous pruning points. 1 x London Plane (T39) - Reduce back to previous pruning points. REAR AREA: 1 x Ash (T40) - Cut the climber stems. 1 x Wild Cherry (T41) - Fell to ground level. 1 x Plum (T42) - Fell to ground level. REAR LAWN AREA: 1 x Rowan (T45) - Fell to ground level. 1 x Rowan (T48) - Shorten the heavy side of the crown by 1.5m, retaining upright growth to give a more balanced shape.
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