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 Dower House, Coopers Lane, Northaw, Potters Bar, EN6 4NG
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Council sourceRetrospective consent for previous alterations; internal partitions, kitchen and shower fittings, fixing of external doors in north elevation with insulation and dry lining, reinstatement of stable door, wall opening to create WC, installation of windows in south elevation, retention of stable yard setts.
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| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Description: Application Form - RedactedApp Form_Redacted.pdf (9503 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Design and Access StatementDesign and Access Statement.pdf (605 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Amended Design and Access StatementDesign Statement.pdf (933 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Design and Access Statement Amendment BDesign and Access.pdf (1021 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Comments - Historic EnglandW_HERef_L00513112_261258_620160941LB.pdf (74 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Comments - Northaw & Cuffley Parish CouncilComments.htm (3 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Conservation Consultant's comments -holding objectionHDRP _Dower House_Report_310816.pdf (241 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: No Comments- Historic EnglandW_HERef_P00525226_269489_620161674FULL(1).pdf (512 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Site photo 8.8.16CIMG0820.pdf (54 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Site photo 8.8.16CIMG0821.pdf (11 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Site photo 8.8.16CIMG0822.pdf (23 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Site photo 8.8.16CIMG0823.pdf (13 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Site photo 8.8.16CIMG0824.pdf (57 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Site photo 8.8.16CIMG0825.pdf (67 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Site photo 8.8.16CIMG0826.pdf (64 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Site Photo (Conservation Consultant)Site photo Dower House Stable(1).pdf (2635 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Decision Notice PDFDecision Notice_620160941LB.pdf (168 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Draft Report in word formatDel report draft 30.11.16 LB.pdf (18 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Plans and Elevationsscan aa.pdf (706 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Site NoticeSite Notice_620160941LB.pdf (94 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Site NoticeSite Notice_620160941LB(1).pdf (94 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Plans, Elevations & SectionsPlans, Elevations and Sections.pdf (6092 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Plans and Elevations19224Plans and Elevations.pdf (6737 kb) | Not published | View |
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