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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15 Well Road London NW3 1LH
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REAR GARDEN: 1 x Magnolia (T2) - Thin upper crown density by approx. 15%. Reduce vertical and sub lateral growth in the upper crown section by approx. 1m. 1 x Acer (T3) - Reduce crown by approx. 1m. Thin upper crown density by 20%. Preserve low shoots. Group of 3 x Irish Yew (G1) - Reduce heights as required by up to 0.75m to obtain a more uniform height for the three trees. Remove Rose from first tree. 1 x Birch (T4) - Thin crown density by 15% - 20%. Reduce back from neighbouring property by 1m. Reduce overlong extraneous growth back into main crown structure (up to 1.25m) to separate from the adjacent Birch and preserve a compact crown structure. 1 x Birch (T5) - Reduce overlong branches back into main crown structure (approx. 1.25m). Thin crown density by 15% - 20%. Reduce to separate from T4 (up to 1.25m). Group of Mature Magnolia Grandiflora (G2) - Reduce height of group by pruning overlong vertical shoots back into main crown structure approx. 0.50m. Reduce lateral and sub lateral growth by approx. 1m to control encroachment and maintain as a formal hedge line. 1 x Bay (T6) - Reduce back to previous reduction points or beyond up to approx. 1.5m. 1 x Bay (T7) - Reduce by approx. 1m back into the natural hedge line. Shape with a natural crown line. 1 x Cherry (T8) - Thin crown density especially on the north-east stem by approx. 20%. Reduce extraneous branches back into main crown structure where required to maintain a compact yet natural crown line (up to 1.25m).
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