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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Alsace North Moor Lane Halsall Ormskirk Lancashire L39 8RF
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T1: Ash tree: Fell as the tree is badly diseased with ash die back. The tree has a lot of deadwood over hanging the road and the driveway of the residents. I don't believe that the tree could recover into a healthy tree with any pruning or a hard pollard. I believe a pollard will only cause more stress to the tree and not prevent the inevitable decline of the tree.T2: Ash tree: applying to fell as the tree is badly diseased with ash die back. The tree has a lot of deadwood over hanging the road and the driveway of the residents. I don't believe that the tree could recover into a healthy tree with any pruning or a hard pollard. I believe a pollard will only cause more stress to the tree and not prevent the inevitable decline of the tree.Having spoken to the highways agency in relation to tree ownership, they have no objection to the felling of the tree and recognize the tree has ash die back.
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| Tpo grant consent (conditions)Decision Notice · PDF | 10 Oct 2022 | View |
| Sketch PlanSketch Plan | 10 Aug 2022 | 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.
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