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 Crooked Chimney, Cromer Hyde Lane, Lemsford, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 7XE
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| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Description: Application Form - Without Personal DataApplicationFormNoPersonalData.pdf (101 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Block Plan2979-005 Block Plan.pdf (98 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Proposed door elevation (rear)6707-1-19-GardenDoorDetail.pdf (79 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Existing First Floor6707-1-5-1F Existing.pdf (706 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Proposed First Floor6707-1-7a-1F Proposed.pdf (411 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Existing Ground Floor6707-1-4a-GroundFloorPlanExtg.pdf (572 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Existing Site Plan6707-1-3-SitePlan Existing.pdf (512 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Proposed Site Plan6707-1-8a-PrpSitePlan.pdf (574 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: The Location Plan2979-001 Site Location Plan.pdf (69 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Design and Access StatementHeritage Design & Access statement - The Crooked Chimney.pdf (52 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Photographs & photomontages6707-1-Photographs.pdf (188 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Photographs & photomontages6707-1-Photographs-2.pdf (198 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Photographs & photomontages6707-1-Photographs-3.pdf (186 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Photographs & photomontages6707-1-PrpGardenEntrance.pdf (127 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Decision Notice PDFDecision Notice_620161680LB.pdf (179 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Delegated ReportDelegated Report_620161680LB(2).pdf (34 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Site NoticeSite Notice_620161680LB(1).pdf (78 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Proposed Ground Floor6707-1-6c-FloorPlansProposed.pdf (873 kb) | Not published | View |
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