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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Bessemer Road Welwyn Garden City AL7 1HH
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Council sourceVariation of condition 1 (approved plans) on planning permission 6/2016/1058/FULL, dated 15/09/2017
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| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Description: Application Form - No Personal DataApplicationFormNoPersonalData.pdf (100 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Proposed Site Plan1268-CHE-103P Proposed Site Plan.pdf (921 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Proposed Elevations1268-CHE-105C Proposed Elevations.pdf (657 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Proposed Floor Plan1268-CHE-104E Proposed Floor Plan.pdf (812 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Location Plan1268-CHE-100D Location Plan.pdf (192 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Comment - Public Health and ProtectionComments(2).pdf (69 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Comments - HCC Lead Local Flood Authority620172141VAR - Bessemer Road JP.pdf (11 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Comment - Herts HighwaysResponseLetter_VoC_ Land E of Bessemer .pdf (11 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Decision Notice PDFDecision Notice_620172141VAR.pdf (775 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Officer ReportDelegated Report_620172141VAR(3).pdf (114 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Site NoticeSite Notice_620172141VAR.pdf (86 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Site NoticeSite Notice_620172141VAR(1).pdf (86 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Proposed Site Plan-NMA1268-CHE-103Q Proposed Site Plan 2nd.pdf (839 kb) | Not published | View |
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