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 Dowley Wood Welwyn Garden City AL7 1FL
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Council sourceErection of single storey rear extension
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| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Description: Application form redactedApplicationFormRedacted.pdf (109 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Existing plans1_PDFsam_1 Dowley Wood Existing and Proposed.pdf (129 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Proposed plans2_PDFsam_1 Dowley Wood Existing and Proposed.pdf (142 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: 5/8 redacteddowly(1).docx (2943 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Decision Notice PDFDecision Notice_620211800HOUSE.pdf (533 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Delegated ReportDelegated Report_620211800HOUSE(1).pdf (22 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Site NoticeSite Notice_620211800HOUSE.pdf (85 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Existing plans1 Dowley Wood Existing.pdf (131 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Proposed plans1 Dowley Wood Proposed.pdf (147 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Existing plans1_PDFsam_1 Dowley Wood Existing and Proposed.pdf (128 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Proposed plans2_PDFsam_1 Dowley Wood Existing and Proposed.pdf (140 kb) | Not published | View |
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