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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74 Valley Road Welwyn Garden City AL8 7DP
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Council source• Undertaking of multiple 40% crown reductions. This includes ash trees (A1,A2,A3) and sycamore (S4,) Sorbus (U1) • Sycamore S5 (Not on plan, adjacent to S4).Formation of dominant stem. Removal of 2 stands. • Fell self-set sycamores (S1,S2,S3) • Reduction of hazel hedging back to previous cuts, approximately 2.5m in height removed (Located along boundary of 76 Valley Road). • Justification for works-Works are required due to poor historical management at the property. Increase in light will encourage regenerative growth of desired species, and support physiological conditions of retained trees.
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| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Description: Application Form - RedactedApplicationFormNoPersonalData.pdf (97 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Sketch217823Garden plan.pdf (103 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Ash 1 And 2Ash 1 and 2.jpg (181 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Sycamore 1 And 2Sycamore 1 and 2.jpg (198 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Unknown 1Unknown 1.jpg (188 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Sycamore 3Sycamore 3.jpg (141 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Sycamore 4Sycamore 4.jpg (173 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Sycamore 5Sycamore 5.jpg (201 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Officer ReportDelegated Report_620181579TPO(2).pdf (16 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Decision Notice PDFDecision Notice_620181579TPO.pdf (23 kb) | Not published | View |
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