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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Gidley Cottage Little Almshoe Lane St Ippolyts Hitchin Hertfordshire SG4 7NP
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Council sourceSingle storey front garden room extension.
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View council map| Document | Published | Action |
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| Officer reportSupporting Documents | Not published | View |
| Decision noticeDecision Notice | Not published | View |
| Householder Flood Risk Assessment formSupporting Documents | Not published | View |
| Confirmation from agent in agreement with amended proposal descriptionApplication Forms | Not published | View |
| 1198-14 Extension Proposed Plans and ElevationsPlans | Not published | View |
| 1198-10a Proposed Ground Floor PlansPlans | Not published | View |
| 1198-06 Existing ElevationsPlans | Not published | View |
| 1198- 02 Existing First floor planPlans | Not published | View |
| 1198-11 Proposed First Floor PlanPlans | Not published | View |
| 1198-13 Proposed elevationsPlans | Not published | View |
| 1198-05 Existing Site planPlans | Not published | View |
| 1198-04 Location planPlans | Not published | View |
| 1198-03 Existing Roof planPlans | Not published | View |
| 1160-01a Existing Ground floor PlanPlans | Not published | View |
| 1198-15 Proposed Ground and First Floor and Roof PlanPlans | Not published | View |
| 1198-16 Proposed ElevationsPlans | Not published | View |
| 1198-12 Proposed Roof PlanPlans | Not published | View |
| Application formApplication Forms | Not published | View |
| Design and Access StatementSupporting Documents | Not published | 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.
Understanding planning · 13 min read
Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications. Compare status labels and find the documents explaining each outcome.
Understanding planning · 13 min read
Read planning drawings, floor plans, elevations and sections. Use labelled diagrams, a drawing comparison table and revision checks to understand a proposal.