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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5 Little Halt Portishead North Somerset BS20 8JQ
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5 Little Halt Portishead North Somerset BS20 8JQ
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View council mapT41. Prune back to suitable growth points, those low side-branches that have been roughly cut back over far edge of track.2. Reduce crown height by 3m/4m , cutting back to healthy looking replacement growth.3. Thin and lighten crown framework reaching over track and towards No 5 Little Halt by judicious removal of 2 no. 100mm/150mm diam branches, selected at well spaced intervals within crown 4. Reduce largest, furthestreaching side branch over No 5 Little Halt house. (This limb is est 200mm diam at point of attachment to main trunk at 12m ht ) prune back and lightly shape to subsidiary side branch ( est 75mm / 100mm diam) , approx. 1.5m out from the main trunk, where parent branch is est 150mm diam.145. Reduce remaining crown profile over No 5 property by 3m/ 4m, cutting back to healthy looking replacement growth.6. Lightly thin ( by 10 %) any congested areas of growth about crown7. Reduce lowest long-reaching lower growth over parking area of Tregenna and garden of Sea Lanes by 2m, cutting back to healthy-looking replacement growth. 8. Remove any major dead wood and apparently weak live growth throughout crown 9. Assess crossing/rubbing branches throughout crown and remove or reduce as appropriate 10. Monitor tree condition
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Sign in to view collected details| Document | Published | Action |
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| 1954/TPO - DELEGATED REPORTDelegated Report · PDF | 7 Nov 2022 | View |
| 1954/TPO - DECISION NOTICEDecision Notice · PDF | 7 Nov 2022 | View |
| TREE LOCATION PLANPlan · PDF | 16 Aug 2022 | View |
| APPLICATIONFORMREDACTEDApplication Form · PDF | 11 Aug 2022 | View |
| TREE REPORTApplication Support Info · PDF | 11 Aug 2022 | View |
| TREE SKETCHPlan · PDF | 11 Aug 2022 | 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.