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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Magellan House 5 Bessemer Road Welwyn Garden City AL7 1GF
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Council sourceRefurbishment of ground and first floor of existing office, erection of a two storey mezzanine, insertion of windows to north, south and east elevations
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| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Description: Application form redactedApplicationFormRedacted.pdf (158 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Proposed Block Plan200733_199_PR_SP_REV-A_29.04.21.pdf (2320 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Existing Elevations 1 of 2200733_102_EX_EL_21.04.21.pdf (195 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Existing Elevations 2 of 2200733_103_EX_EL_21.04.21.pdf (167 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Proposed Elevations 2 of 2200733_400_PR_EL_21.04.21.pdf (260 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Proposed Elevations 1 of 2200733_401_PR_EL_21.04.21.pdf (247 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Proposed Floor Plans & Sections200733_205_XX_AP_21.04.21.pdf (291 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Existing Ground Floor Plan200733_100_00_EX_GA_02.12.20.pdf (162 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Existing First Floor Plan200733_101_01_EX_GA_02.12.20.pdf (155 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Location Plan200733_198_PR_LOCATION_21.04.21.pdf (206 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Conditional response attachment - Public Health and ProtectionWK124395 - 5 Bessemer Rd WGC.pdf (125 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Conditional response - Public Health and Protection - WHBC - Public Health and ProtectionComments.pdf (75 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Comment - HCC HighwaysResponse_6-2021-1296-FULL.pdf (77 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Decision Notice PDFDecision Notice_620211296FULL.pdf (21 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Delegated ReportDelegated Report_620211296FULL(2).pdf (35 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Site NoticeSite Notice_620211296FULL.pdf (85 kb) | Not published | View |
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