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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Empire House, Bessemer Road, Welwyn Garden City, AL7 1HE
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Council sourceApproval of details reserved by condition 10 (Materials), condition 15 (Drainage), condition 16 (Piling Method Statement) and condition 17 (Archaeological Site Investigation and post-investigation assessment) on planning permission 6/2015/2213/MAJ
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| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Description: Application Form - Without Personal DataApplicationFormNoPersonalData.pdf (94 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Comments - Lead Local Flood Authority Condition 15 complied with620161916COND - Empire House AL7 1HE Formal Application Response letter CC.pdf (27 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Comments - Thames Water, Development ControlEmail-3rd Party Planning Application - 6 2016 1916 COND.pdf (10 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Comments - Thames Water, Development ControlEmail-3rd Party Planning Application - 6 2016 1916 COND .pdf (10 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Response Letter to applicantEmipre House DS Response Letter_620161916COND(1).pdf (52 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Cond Response LetterDS Response Letter_620161916COND(1).doc (232 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Method Statement for pilingCONDITION 16 PILING - Method Statement for CFA piling v6 FINAL (002).docx (369 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Piling Risk AssessmentCONDITION 16 PILING - Neil Foundations Piling Risk Assessments v5 FINAL (002).docx (624 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Condition 10 - materials - MATERIALS (002).pdfMATERIALS (002).pdf (432 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: SuDS Drainage and Strategy Plan752-07-100 rev D -SW Drainage & SuDS Strategy Layout.pdf (612 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Micro Drainage CalculationsBH2.pdf (78 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Micro Drainage CalculationsBH3-X4 Site.pdf (53 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Cover Letter Drainage ConditionCONDITION 15 DRAINAGE COVER LETTER.pdf (110 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Cover Letter Piling ConditionCONDITION 16 piling method statement.pdf (108 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Cover Letter Archaeological ConditionCONDITION 17 ARCHAEOLOGY.pdf (142 kb) | Not published | View |
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