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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4-6 Howardsgate Welwyn Garden City AL8 6BQ
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Council sourceInstallation of 3 x fascia signs, externally illuminated hanging sign, 2 x no internally illuminated menu box signs, 4 x no etched glass decal logo signs, 1 x awning
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| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Description: Application form redactedApplicationFormRedacted.pdf (112 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Existing Site Plan1805_50A Site Plan.pdf (63 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Site Plan1805_48_Site Plan.pdf (73 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Existing Elevations1805_52 Front Elevations As Existing.pdf (130 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Proposed Elevation1805_03A External Elevation.pdf (234 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Existing Ground Floor Plan1805_51A Ground Floor Plan As Existing.pdf (51 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Proposed Ground Floor Plan1805_02D Proposed Ground Floor Plan Showign Signage.pdf (192 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Location Plan1805_49 Location Plan.pdf (103 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Proposed Signage Details1805_04 Signage details.pdf (436 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Hertfordshire County Council Highways responseHighways Response_6-2021-1766-ADV.pdf (76 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Decision Notice PDFDecision Notice_620211766ADV.pdf (534 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Delegated ReportDelegated Report_620211766ADV(2).pdf (25 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Site NoticeSite Notice_620211766ADV.pdf (87 kb) | Not published | View |
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