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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3 Old Rectory Garden Alcester B49 5DB
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Council source-A1 apple - Dismantle and remove. -S1 un-identifiable stump 3metres tall covered with secondary growth ivy - Remove. -C1 Cornus - Dismantle and remove. -E1 elder - Dismantle and remove. -H1 hazel - Dismantle and remove. -H2 purple hazel - Reduce height from 3metres to 2metres. Reduce spread from 4metres to 3metres. -H3 hazel - Dismantle and remove. -HO1 & HO2 holly - Dismantle and remove.
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