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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46 Birchall Wood Welwyn Garden City AL7 2HL
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Cut all over-hanging tree belt branches, from ground level to 6m height, back to boundary line. Species is mixed but predominantly maple. Covered TPO 627(2017)W1
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| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Description: Application Form - RedactedApplicationFormNoPersonalData.pdf (99 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Tree Sketchcontracts_eg_02-04-2019_13-16-18.pdf (75 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Officer ReportDelegated Report_620190189TPO(2).pdf (15 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Decision NoticeDecision Notice_620190189TPO.pdf (15 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Image1 (2)image1 (2).JPG (907 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Image1 (4)image1 (4).JPG (648 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Tree Sketch230073image1 (2).pdf (268 kb) | Not published | View |
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