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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The Barn, 6 Whitehill, Ayot St Peter
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Council sourceRetrospective application for the change of use from dwellinghouse (C3) to sui-generis use comprising of dwellinghouse and guesthouse (C3/C1)
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| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Description: Application Form - Without Personal DataApplicationFormNoPersonalData.pdf (113 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Proposed Elevations and SectionsProposed Elevations and Sections.pdf (304 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Proposed PlansProposed Plans.pdf (192 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Site PlanSite Plan.pdf (201 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Site Location Planplan_sdi_04-04-2016_10-11-00.pdf (115 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Design and Access StatementDesign and Access Statement.pdf (238 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Comments - Welwyn Parish CouncilComments.htm (3 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Comments - Conservation OfficerEmail-Ayot St Peter 6 Whitehill 16 010 FULL.msg (37 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Decision Notice PDFDecision Notice_620160130FULL(1).pdf (139 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Delegated ReportDelegated Report_620160130FULL.pdf (85 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Site NoticeSite Notice_620160130FULL.doc (365 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Site NoticeSite Notice_620160130FULL(1).doc (365 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Site Location PlanSite Location Plan.pdf (85 kb) | Not published | View |
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