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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Ravensburgh Barton Road Hexton Hitchin Hertfordshire SG5 3JN
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Council sourceG7: Common Ash - Remove dead wood. Trim branches to source on trunk arising around 4m above ground level. Reduce tip of the branch. Main cut approx 9.5m above ground level. G8: English Yews - Crown lift over the driveway to clear 3.5m. Remove ivy and treat at the base of the trees. G9: Group Leyland Cypress - Remove, grind stumps to 250mm below ground level.10: Norway Maple - Remove branch measuring about 120mm in diameter overhanging the road to source on trunk.11: Sycamore - Remove dead wood throughout crown and remove to source on trunk lowest cluster of 3no. branches overhanging the road. 12: White Willow - Reduce to approx 4m in height. 13, 14: Sycamore - Prune to clear 5.5m over road, and 1.5m back from kerb-line. 15: Mixed - Prune to clear 5.5m over road, and 1.5m back from kerb-line. 17: Apple - Remove including stump. 18: Purple Plum - Remove; grind stump to 250mm below ground level. 19: English Yew - Remove; grind stump to 250mm below ground level
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| Tree surveySupporting Documents | Not published | View |
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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.
Understanding planning · 13 min read
Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications. Compare status labels and find the documents explaining each outcome.
Understanding planning · 13 min read
Read planning drawings, floor plans, elevations and sections. Use labelled diagrams, a drawing comparison table and revision checks to understand a proposal.