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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Willow Vale Church Lane Welford-on-Avon Stratford-upon-Avon CV37 8EL
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Council source-Tree A, beech: remove light lower limb, reduce two limbs over gates by 1.2metres. -Tree B, yew: reduce height by 0.6metres and reshape sides. -Tree C, beech: prune off 7No. trunk pegs. Prune off limb, which extends over power line. -Tree D, conifer: reduce height by one-third and reshape top. -Trees E, mixed Leyland and Lawson cypress hedge: reduce height of foliage (not stems) by one-third, trim garden side tight, and shape in top. (Note, trimming back the crowns tight on the garden side, will result in the exposure of brown wood, which will not respond to pruning. There are a number of ivy-clad stems with no live cypress foliage within the line of cypress. These should either be felled or reduced in height and retained for ecological value. -Tree F, yew: reduce lower sides by 0.9m and shape in top. -Tree G, golden Lawson cypress: remove to ground level. -Tree H, holly: remove to ground level. -Tree J, Lawson cypress x2: fell to near ground level. -Tree K, Leyland hedge: reduce by one-third, trim garden side tight and shape in top. ((Note, trimming back the crowns tight on the garden side, will result in the exposure of brown wood, which will not respond to pruning.)
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