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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Mercury House 1 Broadwater Road Welwyn Garden City AL7 3BQ
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Council sourceSubmission of details pursuant to condition 4 (construction management plan, traffic plan, services isolation statement and method statement) and 13 (external lighting plan) on planning permission 6/2016/2624/FULL, dated 14/09/2017
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| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Description: Application Form - No Personal DataApplicationFormNoPersonalData.pdf (95 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: External Lighting ProposalE-4630-XX-(63)-500 P2.pdf (718 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Comment - Public Health & ProtectionEmail-6 2018 1310 COND.msg (46 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Comment - Hertfordshire Transport Programmes & StratergyEmail-Planning application 6 2018 1310 COND - Mercury House.msg (56 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Decision Notice PDFDS Response Letter_620181310COND.pdf (48 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Method Statement Soft StripQCL - Method Statement - Soft Strip(1).pdf (671 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Method Statement Disconnection and Isolation of Existing ServicesQCL - Method Statement - Disconnection and Isolation of Existing Services(1).pdf (695 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Construction Phase PlanQCL - Construction Phase Plan(1).pdf (945 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Construction Logistics And Traffic Management Plan Rev 3QCL - Construction Logistics and Traffic Management Plan Rev3.pdf (464 kb) | Not published | View |
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