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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3 Notley Place Emmer Green Reading RG4 8PW
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Council sourceHorse Chestnut T18 fell due to increased lean causing damage to outbuilding and boundary wall health and safety threat of tree collapse, areas of trunk show decay. A tomogram in 2018 suggested an area of trunk decay and compromise with dysfunction wood tissue. Proposal to fell and plant with appropriate substitute. Hornbeams T1, T2, T3, T4, T5 growing close to house and overhanging road touching adjacent house and causing mild obstruction to larger vehicles travelling along Surley Row. Propose to reduce back from building up t2m and crown lift 2-4m to secondary growth
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| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Decision NoticeDecision Notice · PDF | 9 Sept 2020 | View |
| Location planLocation plan | 30 Jul 2020 | View |
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Understanding planning · 13 min read
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