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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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Copse House, Greys Green, RG9 4QQ
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G1 Laurel: - Remove T1 Lawson Cypress: - Remove T2 + T2a Lawson Cypress x2: - Remove significant sized deadwood (this will remove dead & moribund material that has a diameter larger than 45mm & 1 meter in length) - Selectively prune lateral branches that are newly exposed to wind loading - Prune low branches to provide a clearance of up to 4.5m fgl (from ground level), to open up vista to the rear garden & frame stems of remaining trees. T3 Lime: - Remove significant sized deadwood (this will remove dead & moribund material that has a diameter larger than 45mm & 1 meter in length) - Remove broken hung up branches - Remove basal epicormic growth up to crown break. - Remove internal dense clusters of epicormic growth within the crown & thin thinner areas of epicormic growth to allow light to filter through the crown. - Prune lower branches to provide a clearance of up to %m fgl. - Prune branch tips growing towards neghboring property to provide a clearance of up to 2.5m from built structure. T4 Indian Chestnut: - Remove sections of ivy & carry out an aerial survey. T5 Fir: - Remove significant sized deadwood (this will remove dead & moribund material that has a diameter larger than 45mm & 1 meter in length) - Remove broken hung up branches that threaten driveway. T6 Cherry: Remove significant sized deadwood (this will remove dead & moribund material that has a diameter larger than 45mm & 1 meter in length) G2 mixed species: - Prune branches to provide a clearance of approximately 5.3m over the highway. This is to comply with statutory clearance recommendations. This will target tertiary & secondary branches. Where thought necessary this may entail the removal of small diameter (<60mm) primary branches so as not to introduce large wounds close to the stem of the tree.
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| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 04022026 101855 No objection to CA worksApplication Form | Not published | View |
| P26 S0036 TCAApplication Form | Not published | View |
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