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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54 New Road Digswell Welwyn AL6 0AH
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Council sourceErection of a single storey side extension to join with existing outbuilding in order to facilitate conversion of existing dwellinghouse, forming 1 x 2-bedroom and 4 x 1-bedroom flats
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| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Description: Application Form - Without Personal DataApplicationFormNoPersonalData.pdf (114 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Topograpical Site plan32109Site plan.pdf (414 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Proposed Site Layout PlanProposed Site Layout Plan.pdf (301 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Existing Elevations32104Elevations as Existing.pdf (178 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Proposed Elevations32105Elevations as Proposed.pdf (202 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Existing Floor Plans32106Plans as Existing.pdf (187 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Proposed Floor PlansFloor Plans as Proposed.pdf (193 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Location Plan32110Location Plan.pdf (109 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Site Access Plan173128_A_01 - Site Access_Visibility Dimensions.pdf (378 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Design & Access StatementPlanning, Design and Access Statement.pdf (1488 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Transport StatementR01-SGH-Transport Statement - 170521.pdf (2240 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Comment - Councillor Julie CraggHi.pdf (7 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Conditional - WHBC Client ServicesComments.htm (4 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Comment - Herts HighwaysEmail-Planning application 6 2017 1253 FULL - 54 New Road.pdf (12 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Objection - Welwyn Parish CouncilComments (12).pdf (9 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Comments - WHBC Landscaping & EcologyEmail-6 2017 1253 FULL 54 New Road Digswell - Landscape comments.pdf (15 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Comments - WHBC Client ServicesEmail-RE 54 New Road Digswell - 6 2017 1253 FULL(1).pdf (12 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Comments - WHBC Client ServicesEmail-RE 54 New Road (6 2017 1253 FULL) - Proposed Site Layout Plan.msg (66 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Decision Notice PDFDecision Notice_620171253FULL.pdf (535 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Officer ReportDelegated Report_620171253FULL(3).pdf (48 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Email - Change to description (4x1bed and 1x2bed)Email-RE 54 New Road Digswell - 6 2017 1253 FULL.pdf (20 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Existing ElevationsElevations as Existing.pdf (154 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Proposed ElevationsElevations as Proposed.pdf (173 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Existing Floor PlansPlans as Existing.pdf (156 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Proposed Floor PlansProposed Floor Plans.pdf (184 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Proposed Site Layout PlanSite Layout Plan.pdf (275 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Site PlanSite plan.pdf (311 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Location PlanLocation Plan.pdf (95 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Proposed Floor Plans32107Proposed Floor Plans.pdf (208 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Site Layout Plan32108Site Layout Plan.pdf (339 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Proposed Site Layout PlanProposed Site Layout Plan.pdf (282 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Proposed Site Layout PlanProposed Site Layout Plan.pdf (287 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Refuse Bins on-site management statementRefuse Bins.pdf (29 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Arboricultural SurveyThe Red House_Arboricultural Report_v3_220517.pdf (2142 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Tree Protection Plan - OverviewTree Protection Plan_Overview_220517.pdf (1122 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Tree Protection Plan - T1-16Tree Protection Plan_T1-16_220517.pdf (623 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Tree Protection Plan - T17-35Tree Protection Plan_T17-35_220517.pdf (597 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Tree Constraints Plan - OverviewTree Constraints Plan_Overview_220517.pdf (1348 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Tree Constraints Plan - T1-16Tree Constraints Plan_T1-16_220517.pdf (872 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Tree Constraints Plan - T17-35Tree Constraints Plan_T17-35_220517.pdf (918 kb) | Not published | View |
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