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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St Philip and St James Church, Church Lane, Whittington, Worcester, WR5 2RQ
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T2 - To remove two large, low limbs on south side of yew tree, one extending towards cabin and the other over the boundary wall. Also to remove the vertical limb which passes between the two limbs to be removed. The remaining crown is to be reduced and re-shaped in accordance with the report produced by Roy Finch (dated March 2012). T1 - To remove the stem nearest Whittington Lodge from this twin-stemmed yew tree.
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