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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Benson C of E Primary School, Oxford Road, Benson, Oxon, OX10 6LX
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T3 - Horse Chestnut (TPO G1) - prune back branch that is in direct contact with adjacent LV pole. T9 - Horse Chestnut (TPO T7) - sever ivy and reinspect. Prune to clear LV wires by 30cms only. T10 - Horse Chestnut (TPO T8) - Fell and replant. T15 - Willow (TPO T5) - Carry out upper canopy reduction back to the upper pruning points. Re-prune growth from x2 branches that are growing towards school building back to previously pruning cuts. Remove deadwood/stubs, reducing back by approximately 4m (the work will cease at the previous pruning cuts in the upper canopy) and by approximately 3m on the lateral branches growing towards the school (this work will also cease at the previous pruning cuts). T17 - Hawthorn (TPO T4) - Prune canopy back to the top of the main stem - create a monolith.
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| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 04122023 121817 Consent for TPO works with amended specificationTPO - Tree Works | Not published | View |
| P23S3783TPOTPO - Tree Works | Not published | View |
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