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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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Yew Tree Gardens Estate Yew Tree Gardens Henley-in-Arden
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Council sourceREFUSED CONSENT - T1(TPO no.T5) Scots pine: removal and reduction of branches to clear property by 3metres. - T4(TPO no.T6) ash: reduction of branches to clear property by 3metres. - T8(TPO no.T11) beech: reduce branches to clear property by 3metres. - T9(TPO no.G5) lime: remove lowest branches and thin crown by 20%. - T13(TPO no.T17) sycamore: lift crown to 6metres, reduce crown by 20% to clear properties by at least 3metres. - T14(TPO no.T18) beech: reduce branches to clear property by 3metres. - T15 Scots pine: fell. WORKS APPROVED - T1(TPO no.T5) Scots pine: shortening back of the mid crown by approximately 1metre, back to nearest pruning point. This will bring the crown in line with the upper and lower crown. Two branchlets hang low beyond the main lower crown, pruned back in line with the main lower crown, pruning back to a pruning point. - T2, T3(TPO no.G4 group): willow: 30% crown reduction. - T4(TPO no.T6) ash: shorten back the southern crown, adjacent to the property, by 0.5metres, pruning back to target pruning points. - T5(TPO no.T7) ash: 20% crown reduction. - T6(TPO no.T9) willow: prune back to previous pruning points. - T7(TPO no.T10) cedar: prune off five lowest, small diameter branches and selective pruning of crown adjacent to dwelling to provide 3metres crown clearance of properties. - T8(TPO no.T11) beech: shorten back the low to middle crown by 0.5metres, back to growth points. - T9(TPO no.G5) lime: lift crown to 3metres above ground level and undertake a 15% crown thin, mainly to the southern section of the crown. - T10(TPO no.G6) lime: crown lift to 3metres above ground level and thin crown by 20%. - T11(TPO no.G6) Douglas fir: lift crown to 6metres above ground level. - T12 TPO no.T14) poplar: fell. - T13(TPO no.T17) sycamore: lift crown to 6metres and reduce crown by 15%, back to target growth points. - T14(TPO no.T18) beech: shorten back lower crown over the roof by 1-1.5metres, pruning back to target growth points
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| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Application FormCouncil document | 3 Feb 2015 | View |
| WCC EcologyCouncil document | 13 Feb 2015 | View |
| Henley in Arden Parish CouncilCouncil document | 17 Feb 2015 | View |
| WCC ArchaeologyCouncil document | 19 Feb 2015 | View |
| DelegatedCouncil document | 8 Apr 2015 | View |
| PART CONSENT/PART REFUSAL FOR ABORICULTURAL WORKSCouncil document | 13 Apr 2015 | View |
| PART CONSENT/PART REFUSAL FOR ARBORICULTURAL WORKSCouncil document | 13 Apr 2015 | View |
| Site Notice CertificateCouncil document | 17 Feb 2015 | View |
| Site Visit NotesCouncil document | 21 Apr 2015 | View |
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