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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Land at Cole Green and land at Birchall Farm, Welwyn Garden City
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Council sourceScoping request for a proposed mixed use urban extension
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| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Description: Comment - Hertfordshire Fire & Rescue Service RedactedRedacted.pdf (2608 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Comment - Highways England RedactedFAO Mr R Arguile - Scoping request - Land at cole green and land at birchall Farm; ref_ 6_2015_2471_EIA_Redacted.pdf (16 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Comment - HCC Development ServicesHCC response Birchall EIA Scoping Opinion Jan 2016.pdf (89 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Comments - LLFA620152471EIA - Land at Cole Green and Land at Birchall Farm Formal Application Response letter SA.pdf (65 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Comment - NHS East and North Hertfordshire CCGNHS East and North Herts CCG response to planning application 620152471EIA.pdf (56 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Comment - Historic Englandplan_rl_20-01-2016_11-29-53_Redacted.pdf (4439 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Comment - Sport England.pdfRE_ 6_2015_2471_EIA.pdf (43 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Comment - Thames Water.pdfWelwyn Hatfield - SCOPING OPINION - Birchall Garden Suburb, Welwyn Garden City. Your ref_ 6_2015_2471_EIA(1).pdf (54 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Comment - Natural England.pdf175215 .pdf (226 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Scoping OpinionBirchall GS Scoping Final 17 Feb(1).pdf (216 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: EIA Scoping ReportEIA Scoping Report.pdf (4075 kb) | Not published | View |
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