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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5 Mandeville Rise Welwyn Garden City AL8 7JT
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Council sourceFell 1 X mountain ash and reduce 2x beech trees in height by 3.5.4m.
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| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Description: Application Form - RedactedEstateManagementConsentNoPersonalDataForm(2).pdf (40 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Tree SketchSite plan 2019.pdf (411 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: PhotographsDead Mpountain Ash summer 2018.pdf (2765 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Officer ReportDelegated Report_620190125EM(1).pdf (18 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Decision NoticeDecision Notice_620190125EM.pdf (527 kb) | Not published | View |
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