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.
Council planning record
Watford General Hospital Vicarage Road Watford WD18 0HB
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Watford General Hospital Vicarage Road Watford WD18 0HB
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View council mapVariation of Condition 2 (Approved drawings), Condition 4 (Access arrangements) Condition 5 (Construction Management Plan), Condition 3 (Soft landscaping of planning permission 21/01239/FUL. (AMENDED DRAWINGS)
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|---|---|---|
| VAR DECISIONDecision · PDF | 6 Mar 2026 | View |
| OFFICER REPORTOfficer Report · PDF | 6 Mar 2026 | View |
| EH SCHEDULEConsultee · PDF | 9 Feb 2026 | View |
| HIGHWAYSConsultee Comment · PDF | 29 Jan 2026 | View |
| HSE - LAND USE PLANNINGConsultee Comment · PDF | 14 Jan 2026 | View |
| VIE COMPOUND SECTIONS OVERLAYDrawing Approved · PDF | 13 Jan 2026 | View |
| VIE COMPOUND SECTIONS - SHEET 2 OF 2Drawing Approved · PDF | 13 Jan 2026 | View |
| VIE COMPOUND SECTIONS - SHEET 1 OF 2Drawing Approved · PDF | 13 Jan 2026 | View |
| COVERING LETTER - REVISED DRAWINGSCorrespondence · PDF | 13 Jan 2026 | View |
| WGH VIE REPLACEMENT - PLANNING, DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENTCorrespondence · PDF | 13 Jan 2026 | View |
| WGH VIE REPLACEMENT - PLANNING, DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENTCorrespondence · PDF | 13 Jan 2026 | View |
| ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTHConsultee Comment · PDF | 12 Dec 2025 | View |
| COMMENTS - HCC HIGHWAYSConsultee Comment · PDF | 17 Nov 2025 | View |
| COMMENTS - HERTFORDSHIRE CONSTABULARYConsultee Comment · PDF | 6 Nov 2025 | View |
| PROPOSED LIGHTING PLANDrawing Approved · PDF | 22 Oct 2025 | View |
| LIGHTING SPECIFICATIONSCorrespondence · PDF | 22 Oct 2025 | View |
| PHASE 2A VIE CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT PLAN- S73Correspondence · PDF | 22 Oct 2025 | View |
| NOISE ASSESSMENTCorrespondence · PDF | 22 Oct 2025 | View |
| PO1 PILING RISK ASSESSMENTCorrespondence · PDF | 22 Oct 2025 | View |
| RESPONSE SCHEDULE HIGHWAY COMMENTSCorrespondence · PDF | 22 Oct 2025 | View |
| PROPOSED COMPOUND ADVISECorrespondence · PDF | 22 Oct 2025 | View |
| HIGHWAYSConsultee Comment · PDF | 16 Oct 2025 | View |
| TREE OFFICERConsultee Comment · PDF | 25 Sept 2025 | View |
| HIGHWAYSConsultee Comment · PDF | 17 Sept 2025 | View |
| APPLICATIONFORMREDACTEDApplication Form · PDF | 4 Sept 2025 | View |
| ELEVATIONS 1 OF 2 OVERLAYDrawing Approved · PDF | 4 Sept 2025 | View |
| ELEVATIONS 2 OF 2 OVERLAYDrawing Approved · PDF | 4 Sept 2025 | View |
| PLAN OVERLAYDrawing Approved · PDF | 4 Sept 2025 | View |
| 20-175-28E PHASE 2A VIE CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT PLAN - S.73 APPLICATIONCorrespondence · PDF | 4 Sept 2025 | View |
| WGHR-BDP-2A-XX-DR-C-980005_PROPOSED GENERAL ARRANGEMENT-P01Drawing Approved · PDF | 4 Sept 2025 | View |
| WGHR-BDP-2A-XX-DR-C-980006_SWEPTPATHS-P01Drawing Approved · PDF | 4 Sept 2025 | View |
| WGHR-BDP-2A-XX-DR-C-980011_PROPOSEDSECTIONS1OF2-P01Drawing Approved · PDF | 4 Sept 2025 | View |
| WGHR-BDP-2A-XX-DR-C-980012_PROPOSEDSECTIONS2OF2-P01Drawing Approved · PDF | 4 Sept 2025 | View |
| 250828_GAS COMPOUND LANDSCAPE PLANNINGDrawing Approved · PDF | 4 Sept 2025 | View |
| WGHR-BDP-2A-XX-DR-C-980003_PROPOSEDELEVATIONS1OF2-P01Drawing Approved · PDF | 4 Sept 2025 | View |
| WGHR-BDP-2A-XX-DR-C-980004_PROPOSEDELEVATIONS2OF2-P01Drawing Approved · PDF | 4 Sept 2025 | View |
| LOCATION_PLAN-1029768Drawing Approved · PDF | 4 Sept 2025 | View |
| CIL FORMCIL Form · PDF | 4 Sept 2025 | View |
| WGHR-BDP-2A-XX-RP-C-980001 - TRANSPORT STATEMENTCorrespondence · PDF | 4 Sept 2025 | 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.