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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The Orchard House 53 Brockswood Lane Welwyn Garden City AL8 7BU
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Council sourceRemoval of condition 3 (potential contamination and any remediation measures), on planning permission 6/2020/1521/FULL
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| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Description: Application form redactedApplicationFormRedacted.pdf (98 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Site Location PlanP142 - 00 Site Location Plan.pdf (172 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: WK125794 - The Orchard House.pdfWK125794 - The Orchard House.pdf (66 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Decision Notice PDFDecision Notice_620211860VAR.pdf (544 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Delegated ReportDelegated Report_620211860VAR.pdf (42 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Proposed Site PlanP142 - 08B Proposed Site Plan.pdf (300 kb) | Not published | View |
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