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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Empire House Bessemer Road Welwyn Garden City AL7 1FY
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Council sourceSubmission of details pursuant to condition 7 (construction management plan) and 10 (Surface water drainage scheme) on planning permission 6/2016/2690/MAJ
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| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Description: Application Form - RedactedApplicationFormNoPersonalData.pdf (94 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Drainage LayoutC.10 752-X5-07-01Rev0 Drainage Layout.pdf (360 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Comment - Thames WaterEmail-3rd Party Planning Application - 6 2018 1517 COND.pdf (9 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: No objection-Lead Local Authority620181517COND - LLFA 03.08.18.pdf (16 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Comments - Local Lead Flood Authority620181517COND - LLFA 03.08.18(1).pdf (16 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Cond Response LetterDS Response Letter_620181517COND(1).pdf (47 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Support - HCC Transport Programmes & StretegyEmail-Planning application 6 2018 1517 COND - Empire House.msg (58 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Decision NoticeDecision Notice_620181517COND.pdf (525 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Site Traffic Management PlanCNH002 Xerox Site Traffic Management Plan.pdf (276 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Construction method statementC.7 CMP X5 BESSEMER ROAD 05.06.18.pdf (107 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Surface Water/SUds Design-RedactedX5 Condition 10 Report (003)_redacted.pdf (1917 kb) | Not published | View |
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