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 Torriano Cottages Torriano Avenue London NW5 2TA
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CENTRAL GARDEN:1 x Sweet Chestnut (Castanea sativa) (T1) - Prune to provide 1m clearance for railings and building and remove 1 x branch that will be in the way of the proposed renovation work. REAR GARDEN: 1 x Olive (Oleo europaea) (T2) - Fell to ground level 1 x Apple (Malus) (T3) - Crown reduce no further than previous points of reduction. Thin crown by 15%. Removal of any crossing branches. 1 x Acacia - Section fell to ground level. 1 x Cherry (Prunus) (T5) - Fell to ground level. 1 x Judas Tree (Cercis) (T6) - Prune south-facing elongated limb by 0.5m - 0.6m. FRONT GARDEN: 1 x Weeping Willow (Salix sepulcris) (T7) - Reduce lateral branches to allow clearance by 1m+ from front elevation. Crown lift lowest branch re-growth by up to 3m. Thin to remove 60% of reaction re-growth from pollard points retaining most dominant regrowth. Reduce regrowth by 1.3m. Remove large section branch to elbow (4m length on the western side (see attached photo). 1 x Evergreen Magnolia (M. grandiflora) (T8) - Reduce lateral branch lengths to provide 1m clearance from neighbours' buildings.
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