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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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Pinderfields General Hospital Aberford Road Wakefield WF1 4DG
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Council sourceG4 Hazel-Prune back from path/structures. G6-Row of Poplar Raise canopy to 3m prune from buildings. G10-Group of Lime Raise canopy to 2m (road encroachment) G11-Red Oak-Raise low canopy to 2m. G14Group of Lime- Raise canopy to 2m. G15-Row Fell & remove stumps. G68-Group: Raise canopy to 2m (mower block).G76-Dead stems: Fell & replant (highway hazard). G111-Raise canopy to 3m. G113- Raise canopy to 3mG207: Raise canopy to 3m (parking block)G212 Ash: Fell & replant spaceG213: Raise canopy to 2m (mower blockG214 Suspected 3rd-party: Raise to 2m at boundary over roadG227 Row: Prune from buildings/structures/trees (over highwayG250 Row: Prune from structures/trees (highway/security camera block)G253: Raise canopy to 3m (parking/access block)T8 Bird Cherry: Remove 1 twin stem, raise to 2m, reduce faulted limbsT16 Sycamore: Prune from structures/trees by 1mT26 Lime: Raise canopy to 2m (growing thru fence)T33 Sycamore: Fell & replant. Basal wound, brittle cinder fungi (road/car park)T34 Lime: Raise canopy to 2.5m (A-road/car park)T46 Sycamore: Pollard to 5m (large regrowth, decayed stem over A-road)T75 Horse Chestnut: Pollard to 10m. Poor form, cracked V-union, leaning limb, flaking bark (A-road)T86 Horse Chestnut: Reduce faulted limbs 20%. V-union, cavity, decay column (parking)T97 Ash: Fell & replant. Advanced Ash Dieback, weak (car park/path) T98 Tree: Raise canopy to 2.5m (drought stress, dieback, low branch) T104 T:urkiye Oak: Raise canopy to 2.5mT105 Beech: Raise canopy to 2.5m (below head height)T116 Horse Chestnut: Pollard to 20m. Tri-dominant, bark inclusion. Remove 3m from topT117 Horse Chestnut: Remove faulted branch/limbs T125 Lime: Raise canopy to 2.0mT162 English Elm: Fell to safe height (dead, over A-road) T178 Horse Chestnut: Pollard to 20m (Reduce 20%). Basal cavity, 1.5m decay, Picus testT186 Ash: Fell to safe height (Dieback, cavities at 3m & 5m, leaning over parking) T189 Ash: Pollard to 20m (over 50% leaf loss, building
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View council map| Document | Published | Action |
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| Decision NoticeDecision Notice · PDF | 11 Sept 2026 | View |
| Case Officer ReportCase Officer Report · PDF | 11 Sept 2026 | View |
| APPLICATIONFORMREDACTEDApplication Form · PDF | 17 Jul 2026 | View |
| TREE MAPPINGDrawing · PDF | 17 Jul 2026 | View |
| TREE SCHEDULESupporting Documentation · PDF | 17 Jul 2026 | View |
| TREE CONDITION/RISK ASSESSMENTArboricultural Report · PDF | 17 Jul 2026 | View |
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