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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Hilltop Cucumber Lane Essendon Hatfield AL9 6JA
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Council sourceRemoval of T1 Oak tree and 5ft full crown reduction of T2 Oak tree - prune back to natural growth points. covered by TPO 3
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| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Description: Application form redactedApplicationFormRedacted.pdf (100 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Site MapHilltop Cucumber lane Essendon site map.docx (1717 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Comments - The Gardens TrustComments.pdf (73 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Decision Notice PDFDecision Notice_620201864TPO.pdf (529 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Officer ReportDelegated Report_620201864TPO(1).pdf (16 kb) | Not published | View |
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