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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1 The Orchard Welwyn Garden City AL8 7PL
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Council sourceReduce 1 x Walnut Tree by around 1.5m & width by 3m Reduce 1 x Oak to reduce canopy by 1.5m height & 2.5m width
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| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Description: Application Form - RedactedEstateManagementConsentNoPersonalDataForm.pdf (50 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Tree Sketchsketch plan 1 The Orchard new.doc (248 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Location Planfbad4b96-3c88-41a2-a7c8-a3d997173e5a.pdf (337 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Comment - Historic Environment AdvisorRe_ 6_2020_1611_EMT 1 The Orchard Welwyn Garden City AL8 7PL Reduce 1 x Walnut Tree by around 1.5m & width by 3m Reduce 1 x Oak to reduce canopy by 1.5m height & 2.5m width & 6_2020_1601_TC.pdf (115 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Decision NoticeDecision Notice_620201611EMT.pdf (527 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Delegated ReportDelegated Report_620201611EMT(1).pdf (17 kb) | Not published | View |
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