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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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Old School Long Marston Stratford-upon-Avon CV37 8RL
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Old School Long Marston Stratford-upon-Avon CV37 8RL
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- A1 ash - Crown lift to provide 2.7 metres clearance over the grass verge and 5.3 metres clearance over the carriageway, removing secondary and tertiary branch growth on this side of the canopy only. Tree is currently 11 metres tall. - A2 ash - Reduce height to 2.5 metres (below utility pole) - A3 ash - Reduce the height of the upright stem closest to the utility pole by a maximum of 2.5 metres and lateral spread by 1-1.5metres. Reduce the height of the remaining two stems closer to the garage to a maximum finished height of between 5 and 6 metres, due to the presence of decay and cavities resulting from previous works. The tallest stem is currently 16metres tall. - H hawthorn - Reduce height by 1.5 metres. Reduce lateral spread by 1 metre all round to create a balanced crown shape. - DP pine - Reduce height to create a habitat stump (tree is dead) - DSB1 silver birch - Reduce height to create a habitat stump (tree is dead) - DSB2 silver birch - Reduce height to create a habitat stump (tree is dead) - DSB3 silver birch - Reduce height to create a habitat stump (tree is dead) - DSB4 silver birch - Reduce height to create a habitat stump (tree is dead)
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| WCC Ecology 13.07.2026Council document | 29 Jul 2026 | View |
| Decision LetterCouncil document | 13 Aug 2026 | View |
| Tree Location PlanCouncil document | 7 Jul 2026 | View |
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