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48 Spruce Drive Lightwater Surrey GU18 5YX
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View council mapT1; Carefully reduce and reshape back to the previous pruning points (1.5-2mts), one English Oak tree (Quercus robur).This will be achieved by removing the outer canopy only, including the new shoots that have grown since the tree was last pruned and will not include the pruning of any large diameter stems, taking care to retain the past reduction boles. The estimated current crown spread of T1 English Oak is 20mts and height 20mts. The estimated maximum crown spread post reduction will be 18mts with an estimated height of 18mts.T2; Carefully reduce and reshape back to the previous pruning points (1.5-2mts), one English Oak tree.This will be achieved by removing the outer canopy only, including the new shoots that have grown since the tree was last pruned and will not include the pruning of any large diameter stems, taking care to retain the past reduction boles. The estimated current crown spread of T2 English Oak is 10mts and height 25mts. The estimated maximum crown spread post reduction will be 8mts with an estimated height of 23mts.T3; Carefully reduce and reshape back to the previous pruning points (1.5-2mts), one English Oak tree.This will be achieved by removing the outer canopy only, including the new shoots that have grown since the tree was last pruned and will not include the pruning of any large diameter stems, taking care to retain the past reduction boles. The estimated current crown spread of T3 English Oak is 10mts and height 22mts. The estimated maximum crown spread post reduction will be 8mts with an estimated height of 20mts.T4; Carefully reduce by 50% one small Sycamore tree (Acer pseudoplatanus). The estimated current crown spread of T4 Sycamore is 5mts and height 12mts. The estimated maximum crown spread post reduction will be 2.5mts with an estimated height of 6mts. T5; Carefully reduce by 2-3mts one Sycamore tree (Acer pseudoplatanus). The estimated current crown spread of T5 Sycamore is 8mts and height
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| DecisionDecision · PDF | 21 Mar 2024 | View |
| Application FormApplication Form · PDF | 8 Mar 2024 | View |
| SPECIFICATION OF WORKSGeneral Correspondence | 8 Mar 2024 | View |
| SITE PLANPlans | 8 Mar 2024 | View |
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Understanding planning · 13 min read
Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.
Understanding planning · 13 min read
Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications. Compare status labels and find the documents explaining each outcome.
Understanding planning · 13 min read
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