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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5 Malmsdale Welwyn Garden City AL8 7QN
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Council sourceG1 Lawsons Cypress - fell G2 Privet bushes - fell Prune T1 Lilac - Crown reduction in height and shape by removing up to 1.5 meters growth; crown clean removing any damaged, diseased and deadwood Prune T2 Ceanothus - Crown reduction/re-shape by removing up to 1.5 meters growth
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| Document | Published | Action |
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| Description: Estate Management Consent form redactedEstateManagementConsentNoPersonalDataForm.pdf (50 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Location plan5 Malmsdale...pdf (197 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Tree sketch5 Malmsdale.docx (38 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Satellite image0900-emt satellite.png (2544 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Photo of trees5 Malmsdale 01.docx (1666 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Decision Notice PDFDecision Notice_620210900EMT.pdf (529 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Officer ReportDelegated Report_620210900EMT(2).pdf (20 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Tree sketch0900-emt plans_2.pdf (291 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Location plan5 Malmsdale.MR MAP to scale(004).pdf (290 kb) | Not published | View |
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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications. Compare status labels and find the documents explaining each outcome.
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Read planning drawings, floor plans, elevations and sections. Use labelled diagrams, a drawing comparison table and revision checks to understand a proposal.