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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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Nelson Court Care Centre Nelson Terrace Luton Chatham ME5 7JZ
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Council sourceT1 - Hornbeam - To crown lift the canopy to allow 6m ground clearance over the road, 4m ground clearance over the parking bays and driveway, and 3m ground clearance over the footpath and shrub beds. T2 - Hornbeam - To crown lift the canopy to allow 6m ground clearance over the road, 4m ground clearance over the parking bays and driveway, and 3m ground clearance over the footpath and shrub beds. T3 - Hornbeam - To crown lift the canopy to allow 6m ground clearance over the road, 4m ground clearance over the parking bays and driveway, and 3m ground clearance over the footpath and shrub beds.T4 - Hornbeam - To crown lift the canopy to allow 6m ground clearance over the road, 5m ground clearance over the driveway entrance and 3m ground clearance over the footpath and grass frontage. To cut back from the property sign to allow 1m clearance and 2m clearance from the street lamp. T5 - Lime - To crown lift the low canopy all round to allow 4m ground clearance. T13 - Norway Maple - To cut clear of the neighbouring building and aerial to allow 2m clearance. G2, T22 - Field Maple - To coppice to 200mm above ground level, due to the disruption of light positioned next to the street lamp. G2, T24 - Cherry - To cut back from the building to allow 2m clearance. G2, T25 - Whitebeam - To cut back from the building to allow 2m clearance. G2, T26 - Cherry - To cut back from the building to allow 2m clearance. G1, T29 - Sycamore - To crown lift the canopy to allow 6m ground clearance over the road and 3m ground clearance over the footpath.
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View council map| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Decision NoticeDecision Notice | 11 Apr 2018 | View |
| Application FormApplication Form · PDF | 14 Feb 2018 | View |
| SITE PLANDrawings · PDF | 14 Feb 2018 | View |
| TPO SCHEDULE AND PLANSupporting Documents · PDF | 1 Jan 1900 | View |
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