PPS 7 Addendum Residential Extensions and Alterations·Page 20·A40
Landscaping proposals and retention of features
Proposals should always include landscaping as part of extension applications, with retention of existing trees, hedges, and significant landscape features often being important to reduce extension impacts.
Proposals for landscaping should therefore always be considered as part of any application for an extension. The retention of existing trees, hedges and other significant landscape features will often be an important element in this and will usually help to reduce the impact of an extension
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