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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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Eastgate House High Street Rochester ME1 1EW
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Council sourceT1 Beech - To remove the three rubbing branches, that have been highlighted with white crosses in Plate 1. Each branch will be pruned back to its source limb at approximately 6m above ground level. To cut back the secondary branches to clear the Casino building roof to allow 1m clearance. To cut back the secondary branches to clear the shelter roof by 2m.T2 Magnolia - To remove one branch at 3m above ground level rubbing on the shelter roof and wall, and one dead branch in the centre of the crown. T3 Silk Tassel Bush - To fell the tree cutting the stump off as close to ground level as possible. T4 Strawberry Tree - To remove the lowest branch which stems from the tree at approximately 1m above ground level (please see plate 2 highlighted with white cross). This shows the branch at 1m agreed for removal during our site meeting. To cut back the secondary branches from the Casino building to allow 1m clearance.T5 Strawberry Tree - To remove the lowest branch which grows out at ground level. To remove the stub at 3m above ground level. (Please see Plate 2 highlighted with white crosses) which shows the branch at ground level and the stub at 3m, which we agreed for removal during our site meeting. To cut back the secondary branches from the Casino building to allow 1m clearance.T6 Willow - To fell the tree cutting the stump off as close to ground level as possible. To treat the stump to abate re-growth.
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View council map| Document | Published | Action |
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| NOTIFICATION LETTERDecision Notice | 23 Dec 2015 | View |
| Case Officer ReportCase Officer Report | 23 Dec 2015 | View |
| DECISION SITE PLANDecision Notice · PDF | 23 Dec 2015 | View |
| APPLICATION FORMApplication Form · PDF | 20 Nov 2015 | View |
| TREE LOCATION PLANDrawings · PDF | 20 Nov 2015 | View |
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Understanding planning · 13 min read
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