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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Cumberland Terrace Gardens Chalk Farm London NW1 4HT
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IN GARDENS: 1 x Pendant Silve Lime (Tilia petiolaris) (T235) - Lift low canopy to 2m (whole crown). 1 x London Plane (Platanus x hispanica) (T236) - Lift low canopy to a clearance to 3m (whole crown). 1 x Holm Oak (Quercus ilex) (T238) - Lift low canopy to 3m (whole crown) to clear footpath, shrubs and streetlight. 1 x Pissardii's Plum (Prunus cerasifera) (T239) - Lift low canopy to 2.5m (whole crown) to clear lawn, footpath and shrubs. 1 x Pissardii's Plum (Prunus cerasifera) (T240) - Lift low canopy to 2.5m (whole crown) to clear footpath & lawn. 1 x Holm Oak (Quercus ilex) (T242)- Lift low canopy removing minor lower and pendulous growth to 2m from the whole crown to clear footpath, shrubs and lawn. Remove minor whirl of branches at 1.4m, retaining the more structural branches at 1.7m. 1 x Apple (Malus sp.) (T244) - Fell to ground level (dead tree). 1 x London Plane (Platanus x hispanica) (T245) - Lift low canopy to 3m (whole crown) to clear footpath & shrubs. 1 x Pissardii's Plum (Prunus cerasifera) (T247) - Lift low canopy to 2.5m (whole crown) to clear footpath & lawn. 1 x Holly (Ilex aquifolium) (T249) - Lift low canopy to 2.5m (whole crown) to clear footpath & lawn. 1 x Horse Chestnut (Aesculus hippocastanum) (T254) - Lift low canopy removing minor lower and pendulous growth to 2.5m from the whole crown to clear shrubs and lawn. Retain all structural branches. 1 x Fastigiate Hornbeam (Carpinus betulus) (T256) - Lift low canopy removing minor lower and pendulous growth to 2.5m from the whole crown to clear shrubs and lawn. Retain all structural branches. 1 x Lime (Tilia x vulgaris) (T257) - Reshape and rebalance crown removing the dead top (reducing the overall height by around 3m and re-shaping the remaining upper crown to a natural dome. Lift the low canopy to 2.5m over footpath & lawn. 1 x Weeping Willow (Salix babylonica) (T261) - Lift low canopy to 2.5m (whole crown) to clear footpath & lawn. 1 x Turkey Oak (Quercus cerris) (T26
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