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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3 Digswell House Monks Rise Welwyn Garden City AL8 7NX
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Council sourceInternal alterations at lower ground floor and ground floor levels. Insertion of vents and blocking up existing vent.
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| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Description: Application form redactedApplicationFormRedacted.pdf (121 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Existing Plans & Elevations8306-P02.pdf (374 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Proposed Plans & Elevations8306-P03.pdf (382 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Location Plan & Existing Block Plan8306-P01.pdf (476 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Design and Access StatementDAS Internal works and vent holes.pdf (227 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Comment - Alison Allighan - The Gardens TrustComments.pdf (74 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Comment - attachment Conservation Officer6_2021_0506_LB 3 Digswell House, Monks Rise, WGC 20.04.21.pdf (71 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Comment - Maria Kitts - Conservation OfficerComments(1).pdf (75 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Delegated ReportDelegated Report_620210506LB(1).pdf (25 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Decision Notice PDFDecision Notice_620210506LB.pdf (540 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Heritage Statement3 Digswell House WGC- HAS alterations.pdf (52 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Site NoticeSite Notice_620210506LB.pdf (84 kb) | Not published | View |
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