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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Shaft At St Christophers School 32 Belsize Lane London NW3 5AE
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FRONT ENTRANCE AREA: Group of Mature Mixed Species conspiring mainly of clipped Viburnum (SG1) - Trim all hard back as is practicable. Row of Mature Laurels (G1) - Reduce back to as near to boundary as is practicable. Reduce lateral and sub lateral branches on school side of hedge by up to approx. 1.5m. 2 x Acer (T2 & T3) - Reduce back to previous pollard points. 1 x Birch (T4) - Tip prune by 0.70m. 1 x Bay (T5) - Reduce lateral and sub lateral branches growing to the north by up to approx. 1.5m.
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