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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Sadlers Lodge 40 New Road Digswell Welwyn AL6 0AH
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Council sourcePrune two Sycamore trees lower branches to clear 5m above ground level and reduce crown by 20%, reduce one Sycamore tree by 25% and kill and remove all Ivy plus, prune lower branches of Beech and Lawson Cypress trees to clear 5m above ground level covered by TPO 274 (2003)
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| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Description: Application Form - Without Personal DataApplicationFormNoPersonalData.pdf (96 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Location Plan100 - Location Plan.pdf (556 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description:Tree Plan.pdf (431 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Comments - Welwyn Parish CouncilComments.htm (3 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Decision Notice PDFDecision Notice_620171108TPO.pdf (23 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Officer ReportDelegated Report_620171108TPO(1).pdf (17 kb) | Not published | View |
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