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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Queen Elizabeth II Hospital, Howlands, Welwyn Garden City, AL7 4HQ
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Council sourceApproval of details reserved by condition 16 (external works levels) on outline planning application N6/2011/359/OP
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| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Description: Application Form - Without Personal DataApplicationFormNoPersonalData.pdf (114 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: External Works Finished Levels 13816-1011 P4 EXTERNAL WORKS FINISHED LEVELS - SHEET 1.pdf (792 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: External Works Finished Levels 33816-1013 P3 EXTERNAL WORKS FINISHED LEVELS - SHEET 3.pdf (894 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: External Works Finished Levels 23816-1012 P3 EXTERNAL WORKS FINISHED LEVELS - SHEET 2.pdf (973 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: External Works Finished Levels 43816-1014 P3 EXTERNAL WORKS FINISHED LEVELS - SHEET 4.pdf (977 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: External Works Finished Levels 53816-1015 P4 EXTERNAL WORKS FINISHED LEVELS - SHEET 5.pdf (998 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: 3816-1015 C4 EXTERNAL WORKS FINISHED LEVELS - SHEET 53816-1015 C4 EXTERNAL WORKS FINISHED LEVELS - SHEET 5.pdf (1527 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Decision Letter_Redactedplan_rcol_07-12-2016_10-09-36_Redacted.pdf (3470 kb) | Not published | View |
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