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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The Garden Gainsborough Gardens London NW3 1BJ
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IN GARDEN AREA: 1 x Yew (T1) - Reduce height by approx. 2m to smooth canopy shape. 1 x Horse Chestnut (T2) - Carefully remove end weight from major limbs, to reduce stress while preserving crown shape, reducing height by approx. 2m. 1 x Sycamore (T3) - Reduce height by 1.5m, crown spread to south by 2m and thin out 3m - 4m spindly branches to south. 1 x Thorn (T8) - Remove eastern stem. 1 x Crab Apple (T15) - Reduce crown spread to south by 2m and height by 1.5m. 1 x Purple Plum (T27) - Cut back lowest horizontal limb over lawn by approximately 2m, back to live shoots. 1 x Ironwood (T28) - Reduce over extended branches to smooth canopy shape, reducing height by approx. 2m and crown spread to south by 3m. 1 x Weeping Willow (T33) - Reduce crown spread to west by approx. 3m to reduce stress on base. 1 x Himalayan Birch (T38) - Fell to ground level. 1 x Red Oak (T42) - Reduce limb to south by 50%, 4m.
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