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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3 Welwyn Hall Gardens Welwyn AL6 9LF
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DD Application - Remove Sycamore tree to ground level. Due to extensive rot + large cavities at the base of 2 out of 4 stems as well as heavy lean towards main road. Removal of all four stems.
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| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Description: Decision Notice PDFDecision Notice_620152016TPO(1).pdf (138 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Officer Report2015-2016.pdf (6 kb) | Not published | View |
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