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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1 Bury Cottages Essendon Hill Essendon Hatfield AL9 6AG
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Certificate of lawfulness for the installation of a set of wooden, electric (remotely operated) driveway gates into an existing driveway
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| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Description: Application Form - RedactedApplicationForm(1)(1).pdf (755 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Site Plan1 Bury Cottages - Site plan.pdf (429 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Location Plan1 Bury Cottages - Location plan.pdf (311 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Gate Plan - FrontGates - Front.pdf (104 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Gate Plan - TopGates - Top.pdf (112 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Decision Notice and Site Location Plan PDFdecision notice 1 Bury Cottages.pdf (335 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Delegated ReportDelegated Report_620211283LAWP(1).pdf (23 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: 3D Visual - GateFront 3D.jpg (1238 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Chipping Entrance Gates Front ViewChipping Entrance Gates Front View - Gate Dimensions V2 (1).pdf (108 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Chipping Entrance Gates Rear ViewChipping Entrance Gates Rear View - Timber Specification (1).pdf (106 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: 3D Visual - FrontFront 3D 2.jpg (1178 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: 3D Visual - BackBack 3D.jpg (939 kb) | Not published | View |
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