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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42 Sherrardspark Road Welwyn Garden City AL8 7LB
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Council sourceMagnolia (T1) to lift crown by up to 1m from branch tips, Liquid amber (T2) lift crown by up to 1m and reduce 1 top branch by up to 1m from branch tips. 2 x Hornbeam (T3, T4) crown reduction by up to 2m from branch tips and crown lift by up to 2m on garden side only. Elder (T5) to fell, and 2 x Holly (G1) to fell one and trim other back by 1m from branch tips.
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| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Description: Estate Management Consent formEstateManagementConsentNoPersonalDataForm.pdf (52 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Tree Sketch42 Sherrards Park Rd sketch map of tree locations.pdf (126 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Decision Notice PDFDecision Notice_620210600EMT.pdf (538 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Delegated ReportDelegated Report_620210600EMT(1).pdf (20 kb) | Not published | View |
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