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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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Church Yard Rear Of 39 Murray Road All Saints Church Cemetery Strood. ME2 4HE
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Council sourceT1 BeechCrown thin by no more than 20%, including the removal of rubbing branches where appropriateRemove epicormic growth up to a height no greater than 7m above ground levelReduce crown in direction of tree T2 to a radius of no less than 5m, ensuring the final pruning cuts are less than 100mm in diameterT2 BeechCrown thin by no more than 20%Remove minor rubbing limb attached @approximately above ground level back to main stemCrown lift pendulous growth to a height of 3.7m above ground level to match canopy height of tree T1 as best as possible, using a long arm only to keep cuts small whilst ensuring all cuts are made to good growth pointsMinor stem which is rubbing very near point of attachment and whose growth is oriented toward T1. Reduce left fork at around 8m-9m above ground level in order to reduce crown in direction of tree T1 to a radius of no less than 6.4m, ensuring the final pruning cuts are less than 100mm in diameterLow sweeping stem whose growth is oriented over MHS land and which is approximately 12m-14m in length (see plan) and which has been lion tailed with no lateral branches along first 5m-7m and which extends 2m-3m beyond main canopy line of T2. Reduce back to good growth points to match main canopy line as best as possible, ensuring the final pruning cuts are less than 100mm in diameterT3 BeechRemove epicormic growth on main trunk or stems up to a height no greater than 6m above ground level Crown lift pendulous growth to a height of 3.7m above ground level to match canopy height of tree T1 as best as possible, using a long arm only to keep cuts small whilst ensuring all cuts are made to good growth pointsPrevious snap out @ approximately 1.5m above ground level. Tidy up to remove epicormic growth and to finish with correct pruning cut in compliance with BS 3998
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View council map| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Decision NoticeDecision Notice | 23 Sept 2016 | View |
| Case Officer ReportCase Officer Report | 23 Sept 2016 | View |
| Application FormApplication Form · PDF | 12 Aug 2016 | View |
| SITE PLANDrawings · PDF | 12 Aug 2016 | View |
| PHOTOSDrawings · PDF | 12 Aug 2016 | View |
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