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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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10 DRAKE ROAD, LONDON, SE4 1QH
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10 DRAKE ROAD, LONDON, SE4 1QH
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View council mapREAR: ONE Sycamore (T1)(ht.10-12m) FELL. Reason: the multi-stemmed tree is pushing against and causing the rear garden side boundary wall between no.8 and no.10 to move off-vertical and crack.Informative A: removing only the stem(s) closest to the wall is encouraged with any roots accommodated by a bridging lintel in the wall to retain stems for amenity, wildlife and shade to reduce high temperatures in increasingly hot summers due to climate change. Informative B: please create habitat log piles with arisings for wildlife and biodiversity. Informative C: please plant new tree(s), species such as crab apple, whitebeam, pear, Persian Ironwood (Parrotia persica), bird cherry, paperbark maple, hazel, hawthorn, holly, strawberry tree, mulberry, medlar, Albizzia julibrissin, Judas Tree (Cercis siliquastrum) to maintain the treed landscape character of Brockley conservation area, for rear amenity and wildlife habitat. Informative D: while the council may raise no objection to the tree works, before any tree works are undertaken prior consent and any permissions such as for access need to be obtained from the owner of the tree.
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Understanding planning · 13 min read
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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Understanding planning · 13 min read
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