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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Council sourceT1 (Maple) ? remove ivy, T2 (Maple) ? remove faulted limbs with squirrel damage, T7 (Larch) ? remove ivy, T8 (Larch) ? remove faulted branch/ limbs, T11 (Oak) ? reduce crown by 15%, T13 (Ash) ? remove ivy, T14 (Oak) ? remove ivy and major deadwood, T15 ? end weight reduction 30% of limb over site, T16 ? remove ivy and major deadwood, remove failed ash tree from crown and A1 (mixed group) ? remove deadwood over site and damaged stems.
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