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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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87 Hillfield Avenue, Hornsey, London, N8 7DG
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Rear Garden: T1: Mature Lime Pollard: Approximately 7.00m: Reduce back to previous most recent pollard points. General maintenance. T2: Yucca: Approximately 6.00m: Remove low minor stems to raise crown. Remove dead stems, fruits and flower. General maintenance. T3: Weeping Birch: Approximately 6.00m: Remove dead wood throughout crown. General maintenance. T4: Cypress: Approximately 9.00m: Fell to ground level. This tree is dead. T5: Monkey Puzzle: Approximately 4.00m: Remove dead wood only. General maintenance. T6: Ash: Conker: Approximately 4.50m: Reduce crown by approximately 1.50m all round. T7: Small Cypress: Approximately 4.50m: Fell to ground level. This tree has poor structure and is growing into the crown of the Ash tree adjacent. T8: Multi stemmed tree/shrub (not identified); Approximately 4.00m: Fell to ground level. This tree is totally dead. T9: Eucalyptus: Approximately 9.00m: Reduce by 1.20m all round. Thin crown density by 20%. General maintenance. T10: Eucalyptus: Approximately 9.00m: Reduce by 1.20m all round. Thin crown density by 20%. General maintenance T11: Robinia Frisa: Approximately 5.50m: Remove dead wood throughout crown. Thin crown density by 20%. General maintenance. T12: Magnolia Grandiflora: Approximately 8.00m: Reduce crown by approximately 1.20m all round, separating the crown from adjacent trees. General maintenance, control encroachment. T13: Mature Cork Screw Willow: Approximately 10.00m: (Managed as a pollard): Reduce back to previous and most recent reduction points, approximately 3.00m-4.00m. General maintenance.
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| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Sketch Plan for 87 Hillfield Avenue 1.pdf · PDF | 12 Dec 2023 | View |
| ApplicationFormRedacted.pdf · PDF | 12 Dec 2023 | View |
| HGY 3311 Tree Work Report Template · PDF | 4 Jan 2024 | View |
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