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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The Acorns, Elvendon Road, Goring, RG8 0DT
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Two mature Oaks in rear garden making up corner positions of rear garden, the tree to the left with the house behind is showing clear symptoms of stress due to leaf colour, size, leaf density and quantity of deadwood within the crown. The other Oak looked healthy with good even leaf coverage, yearly growth and leaf colour, with no defects of note observed. T1 Oak to left hand side (TPO T2) a. Sever Ivy and remove to main crown break b. Remove deadwood above 25mm c. Reduce lowest southern lateral extending towards neighbouring property T3. Lime (TPO T5) a. Lift crown to 4m targeting secondary growth points, or by removing to source epicormic growth. b. Reduce upper tier laterals by up to 2m by thin to reduce when viewed from property/northern aspect.
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| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| P23S3604TPOTPO - Tree Works | Not published | View |
| 30102023 144839 Consent for TPO tree worksTPO - Tree Works | Not published | View |
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