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.
Council planning record
4 Hawthorns Welwyn Garden City AL8 7SE
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4 Hawthorns Welwyn Garden City AL8 7SE
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Erection of a single storey rear extension and two storey side extension
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Sign in to view collected details| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Description: Estate Management Consent formEstateManagementConsentNoPersonalDataForm.pdf (50 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Block and roof plan as existing02 Block and roof plan as existing.pdf (26 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Block and roof plan as proposed08A Block and roof plan as proposed.pdf (255 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Front elevation as existing05 Front elevation as existing.pdf (8 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Side elevation as existing06 Side elevation as existing.pdf (9 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Rear elevation as existing07 Rear elevation as existing.pdf (9 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Front elevation as proposed11A Front elevation as proposed.pdf (11 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Side elevation as proposed12A Side elevation as proposed.pdf (13 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Rear elevation as proposed13A Rear elevation as proposed.pdf (13 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Ground floor plan as existing03 Ground floor plan as existing.pdf (17 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: First floor plan as existing04 First floor plan as existing.pdf (11 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Ground floor plan as proposed09A Ground floor plan as proposed.pdf (30 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: First floor plan as proposed10A First floor plan as proposed.pdf (24 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Location Plan01 Location Plan.pdf (23 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Decision Notice PDFDecision Notice_620211520EMH.pdf (530 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Delegated ReportDelegated Report_620211520EMH(1).pdf (25 kb) | Not published | View |
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