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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The Lodge, Abbotswood, Evesham, WR11 4NS
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DESCRIPTION OF PROPOSED WORKS (colour codings refer to the plan which accompanied the application) Species No of Tree(s) Description of Proposed Work Large beech in hedgerow immediately adjacent to driveway entrance - marked yellow on plan Sycamore adjacent to driveway turning area on western boundary Hollies Large horse chestnut to rear of driveway turning area. Sycamore saplings 1 2 2 1 Remove due to severe decay at base. Remove inferior tree and cut back the existing better sycamore by removing 2 low limbs overhanging drive and rebalancing crown. Remove 2 small inferior hollies adjacent to drive. Remove large kinked limb overhanging drive back to leave one limb extending south-west. Remove limb below which has joined with limb above. Rebalance whole crown by removing a proportion of the crown on the property side. Deadwood and remove all crossing and rubbing branches from throughout the crown. Tidy large limb extending towards rear of property. Remove - Several saplings to rear of property marked in green on plan.
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