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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22 Birchall Wood Welwyn Garden City AL7 2HL
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Council sourceDemolition of the existing conservatory. Erection of single storey rear extension. Conversion of garage into habitable accommodation. Insertion of ground floor rear door and window. Insertion of windows either side of front door. Erection of front canopy.
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| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Description: Application Form - RedactedApplicationFormNoPersonalData.pdf (98 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Site location and proposed block Plan180105 Walsh Birchall Wds-04-0 Site Location.pdf (276 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Existing Elevations170731 Walsh Birchall Wds-01-2 Existing Elevations.pdf (637 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Existing Plans170731 Walsh Birchall Wds-01-1 Existing Plans.pdf (269 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Proposed Plans180105 Walsh Birchall Wds-04-1 Proposed Plans.pdf (283 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Proposed Elevations180105 Walsh Birchall Wds-04-2 Proposed Elevations.pdf (645 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Existing +Proposed roof Plans180105 Walsh Birchall Wds-04-3 Roof Plans.pdf (247 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Site location + block Plan170918 Walsh Birchall Wds-01-0 Site Location(1).pdf (272 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Design And Access Statement (a)design and access statement (A).pdf (693 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Called In - Councillor Darren BennettComments(1).pdf (67 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Delegated ReportDelegated Report_620180070HOUSE(2).pdf (34 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Decision Notice PDFDecision Notice_620180070HOUSE.pdf (530 kb) | Not published | View |
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