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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Pemberth Lodge Spekes Road Hempstead Gillingham ME7 3RT
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Pemberth Lodge Tree worksREAR GARDEN:Taxus bacata ? yew: to be trimmed right back to boundary of fence, and upwards, to allow a neat tree and branches to remain. 3 metres,Quercus petrea ? Sessile oak: to trim back to the fence line/boundary. 2/3metres Various shrubs: to trim back to the fence line/boundary. 2 metresFraxinus excelsior ? common ash: to fell this tree to ground level and poison the stump Cupressocyparis leylandii ? Leyland cypress: Rear boundary conifer hedge; Keep within a level of appearance 2 metresCupressocyparis leylandii ? Leyland cypress: to trim both the sides and the top back to previous points. . Keep within a level of appearance 2 metresFRONT GARDEN:Prunus domestica ? cherry: pollard to approx. 2-3 metres. Fraxinus excelsior ? ash:to cut the two stems back to a suitable point towards the boundary. 1 or 2 metres in length 9 Prunus lusitanica ? Portugal laurel: Two shrubs located on l/h/s as viewed from the house; to reduce in height and spread by no more than 2metres 10 Prunus domestica ? cherry: Dead tree located on the entrance of the drive to fell to ground level.
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Understanding planning · 13 min read
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