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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75 Southampton Row St Giles London WC1B 5AB
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REAR GARDEN: 1 x Elder (Sambucus nigra) (T215) - Coppice. 1 x Sycamore (Acer pseudoplatanus) (T202) - Fell to ground level 1 x Tree of Heaven (Ailanthus altissima) - Fell ground level. 1 x Indian Bean (Catalpa bignoniodes) (T208) - Reduce crown by specified extent - reducing the height by around 2.5m to reduce loading on the decay column identified within the stem and manage the tree at reduced proportions within the garden. Also reduce the upper lateral branches forming the new top of the crown by around 1.5m to shape the upper crown into a natural dome.
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