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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Former Queen Elizabeth II Hospital, Howlands, Welwyn Garden City, AL7 4HQ
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Council sourceApproval of details reserved by condition 12 (ecological appraisal) on planning permission N6/2011/0359/OP
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| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Description: Application Form - Without Personal DataApplicationFormNoPersonalData.pdf (94 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: 091405-BEL-NL-LOC02091405-BEL-NL-LOC02.pdf (1245 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Comment - Hertfordshire EcologyFormer Queen Elizabeth II Hospital, Howlands, Welwyn 6.2015.1867.COND_DIS CONDITION 12 v2.pdf (110 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Decision Notice PDFplan_rcol_14-03-2016_14-54-10.pdf (218 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Ecological Appraisal (Superseeded)ECO4317.EcoApp.vf 1of2.pdf (4782 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Appendices_RedactedAppendices_Redacted(1).pdf (1181 kb) | Not published | View |
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