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 Mill Cottage, Lock Approach, Goring, Reading, RG8 9AD
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The Mill Cottage, Lock Approach, Goring, Reading, RG8 9AD
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Lawson Cypress: Rear garden, adjacent to the Thames Path. Reduce the height by 50%. One dead Yew and one in decline:Rear garden, adjacent to the Thames Path: Fell the dead Yew to ground level. Reduce the height of the adjacent Yew by 1-2 metres. Ash: Rear garden, Adjacent to the bridge: Reduce the limb with Inonotus bracket by 2-3 metres to reduce the end weight. Blue Spruce: Rear garden, adjacent to the patio: This tree is suffering from Cytospora canker. Crown lift to 2-3 metres to prune out the diseased limbs (decompact and root feed in the spring to encourage vitality). Dying Cypress: Rear garden, adjacent to the Ash tree: Fell to ground level.
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| P25-S3592-TCAApplication Form | Not published | View |
| 18122025 114517 No objection to CA worksApplication Form | Not published | View |
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