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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Council sourceG1- mixed spp - crown lift mainly broadleaves to 3.5m T1- sweet chestnut - fell T2-T10- sycamore-fell. T11-Robina-fell or pollard. T12- sycamore-fell. T13- ash-fell. G2- mixed spp- crown lift broadleaves to 3.5m and pollard yews at a height no lower than 2m and allow to regenerate in natural form i.e. not topiary. T14- beech-fell T15- Robina- remove first branch over footpath and deadwood. T16-18- sycamore- fell. T19- horse chestnut- fell or delimb and leave standing. G4- group of 9 no. lime- fell. G5- group of 15 no. yew- pollard. (Consent refused. Tree Preservation Order served). T20-ash- fell. T21- beech- lift crown by removing first 3 no. branches. G6- group of trees- lift crowns by 3.5m. G7- group of 3 yews- reduce height by 50%. T22- horse chestnut- reduce height by 5m and prune to clear adj. barn. T23- lime- crown lift by 5m. T24- sycamore- lift crown by removing 3 no. lowest branches. T25- oak- lift crown by removing 8 no. lowest branches. T26- oak- lift crown by removing 6 no. lowest branches.
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