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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23 Roundwood Drive Welwyn Garden City AL8 7JZ
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Council sourceFell 2 x Silver Birch trees (A & D), 1 x fruit tree (B) and 1 x Apple tree (C) to replace with eg amelanchier or spindle (euonymus) tree and reduce crown of 1 x Silver Birch tree (E) covered by conservation area
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| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Description: Application Form - RedactedApplicationFormNoPersonalData.pdf (98 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Location Plan01. OS plan.pdf (384 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Tree Sketch02. Garden plan - 23 Roundwood Drive.pdf (233 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: 10. Tree D10. Tree D.jpg (3508 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: 04. Trees A B C D E Overview04. Trees A B C D E - overview.jpg (3755 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: 05. Tree A (inclined) And E05. Tree A (inclined) and E.jpg (3954 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: 06. Hollow In Tree A06. Hollow in Tree A.jpg (3900 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: 07. Hollow In Tree A (detail)07. Hollow in Tree A (detail).jpg (3379 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: 08. Tree B (with A And E)08. Tree B (with A and E).jpg (3933 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: 09. Tree C09. Tree C.jpg (4537 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Decision Notice PDFDecision Notice_620182509TPO.pdf (22 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Officer ReportDelegated Report_620182509TPO(1).pdf (69 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: 03. Proposed Tree Works 23 Roundwood Drive03. Proposed tree works - 23 Roundwood Drive.pdf (32 kb) | Not published | View |
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