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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Orme Court (formally Hitchins Yard) West End Lane Essendon Hatfield AL9 6AT
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Council sourceVariation of condition 1 (approved plans relating to bin storage), condition 2 (alterations to the access onto West End Lane including the provision and dedication of new footway), condition 3 (parking laid out and used for no other purposes) and condition 7 (bin storage area constructed and used for no other purposes) on planning permission 6/2016/0210/VAR dated 05/04/2016
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| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Description: ApplicationformnopersonaldataApplicationFormNoPersonalData.pdf (98 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Proposed Block PlanF240-A-105 RevB.pdf (242 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Refuse Area036-A-700 RevB.pdf (1477 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Proposed Elevations8990F240-A-202 RevE_Redacted.pdf (2431 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Proposed Elevations8991F240-A-203 RevD_Redacted.pdf (226 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Proposed Elevations - Hill House8992F240-A-205 RevB_Redacted.pdf (167 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Existing Elevations10659F240-A-200 RevC.pdf (423 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Existing Elevations10660F240-A-201 RevB.pdf (235 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Proposed Ground Floor Plan8988F240-A-102 RevD_Redacted.pdf (208 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Existing Ground Floor Plan10654F240-A-100 RevB.pdf (200 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Existing First Floor Plan10655F240-A-101 RevB.pdf (171 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Proposed Ground Floor Plan10656F240-A-103 RevC.pdf (209 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Hill House Proposed Floor Plans10657F240-A-106 RevA.pdf (191 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Proposed Site PlanF240-A-104 RevD.pdf (1022 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Brick Wall Detail106523551-32.pdf (791 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Wall Elevation to Manor House106533551-33A.pdf (777 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Comment - Landscapes DepartmentComments.pdf (9 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Comment - Herts Biological Record CentreHitchins Group Ltd West End Lane Essendon Hatfield AL9 6AT 6.2017.1508.VAR_NO ECO ISSUES(1).pdf (11 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Comments - Herts EcologyOrme Court (formally Hitchins Yard) West End Lane 6.2017.1508.VAR no eco issue.pdf (8 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Decision Notice PDFDecision Notice_620171508VAR.pdf (534 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Officer ReportDelegated Report_620171508VAR(1).pdf (44 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Hill House Proposed Roof Plans10658F240-A-107 RevA.pdf (91 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Site NoticeSite Notice_620171508VAR.pdf (87 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: 036 A 700036-A-700.pdf (1496 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: F240 A 105 RevaF240-A-105 RevA.pdf (243 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Refuse Area Floor Plan & Elevations036-A-700 RevA.pdf (1461 kb) | Not published | View |
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