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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1, Church Cottages, Bibbs Hall Lane, Welwyn, AL6 9BZ
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Council sourceCertificate of lawfulness for the erection of a single storey detached building to form home office, store and wash/boot room.
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| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Description: Application Form - Without Personal DataApplicationFormNoPersonalData.pdf (96 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: ElevationsLDC_Feb16_Elevations.pdf (53 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Floor PlanLDC_Feb16_FloorPlan.pdf (156 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Location PlanLDC_Feb16_LocationPlan.pdf (47 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Existing Site PlanLDC_Feb16_ExtgSitePlan.pdf (71 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Site PlanLDC_Feb16_SitePlan.pdf (78 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Comments - Historic England620160287LAWP_HERef_P00503410_L253350(1).pdf (134 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Comments - WHBC ConservationFrom.pdf (69 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Comments - Historic Environment6_2016_0287_LAWP - 1, Church Cottages, Bibbs Hall Lane, Welwyn, AL6.pdf (59 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Decision Notice PDFDecision Notice_620160287LAWP(1).pdf (81 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Planning Statement1 Church Cottages(1).pdf (213 kb) | Not published | View |
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