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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Cholmley Gardens London NW6 1UL
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FRONT AREA (SEE TREE PLAN): 1 x Birch (T30) - Reduce over extended branches, by approx. 1.4m back into the main crown structure. Thin crown density by 15% - 20%. 1 x Yew (T31) - Raise crown by up to 1m. Trim to reduce by up to 1.2m all round. 1 x Hawthorn (T32) - Remove epicormic growth. Reduce/tip prune over extended growth by up to 1m. 1 x Leaning Cherry (T34) - Reduce back to previous and most recent reduction points, approx. 1.2m. 1 x Acer (T35) - Thin crown density evenly throughout by approx. 20%, removing epicormic growth. 1 x Purple Plum (T37) - Thin crown density by 20%, removing epicormic growth throughout the crown. 1 x Cherry (T38) - Tip prune lateral growth by up to 1.2m to control encroachment over the road and towards the building. 1 x Purple Plum (T39) - Reduce back to previous reduction points whilst selecting at least 30% of the trees fine branch structure for retention. 1 x Birch (T40) - Reduce overlong branches back into the main crown structure, up to 1.3m. Prune back the lateral growth, block side by up to 1m. Raise crown over the pavement by approx. 1.2m to clear hazard. Thin crown density by 20%. 1 x Malus (T41) - Reduce back, building side by approx. 1m. Reduce remaining over longs by approx. 1.3m. Remove epicormic growth. Thin crown density by 20%.
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