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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5 Woodland Rise Welwyn Garden City AL8 7LE
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Council sourceCrown reduce two oaks and one hornbeam by 30%
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| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Description: Sketch Plan5 Woodland Rise - tree plan 250.pdf (291 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Location Plan5 Woodland Rise - scale plan trees 1250.pdf (267 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Photograph - Oak A5 Woodland Rise - Oak A.pdf (2541 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Photographs - Hornbeam and Oak B5 Woodland Rise - Hornbeam and Oak B 3.pdf (766 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Decision Notice PDFDecision Notice_620171734EM.pdf (527 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Officer ReportDelegated Report_620171734EM(1).pdf (22 kb) | Not published | View |
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