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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79 Digswell Park Road Welwyn Garden City AL8 7NW
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Council source1 x Silver birch to reduce by 2m height, 1.5m width and to sever ivy at base. 1 x White willow to fell to around 1.5m above ground level. 1 x White Willow to reduce laterals by 2.5m 1 x Sycamore to reduce lateral growth by 1.5m 1 x Beech to reduce 2 over extended limbs by around 1 -1.5m 1 x Eucalyptus to reduce by around 4m in height
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| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Description: Estate Management Consent formEstateManagementConsentNoPersonalDataForm.pdf (52 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Site Location Plan7dee2297-0708-4d39-86e6-b522971896c1.pdf (323 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Tree Sketchsketch plan 79 Digswell Park Road.pdf (161 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Comment - Alison Allighan - The Gardens TrustComments.pdf (75 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Photographsdbo_14f5b910-1be4-4f12-88cf-1c902837c2aa.pdf (2084 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Photographs2.jpg (134 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Photographs3.jpg (172 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Photographs4.jpg (163 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Photographs1.jpg (165 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Decision Notice PDFDecision Notice_620210113EMT.pdf (527 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Delegated ReportDelegated Report_620210113EMT(2).pdf (20 kb) | Not published | View |
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