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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53 Handside Lane Welwyn Garden City AL8 6SH
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53 Handside Lane Welwyn Garden City AL8 6SH
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Installation of garden room (3m x 4.5m) at rear of garden for office working. Will be installed 50cm in from the boundary. Dying hedge to be removed and replaced with new evergreen hedge.
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Sign in to view collected details| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Description: Estate Management Consent formEstateManagementConsentNoPersonalDataForm.pdf (51 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Block Plan1to200ScalePlan.pdf (223 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Proposed Floor Plan & ElevationsCassie Sutterby - Floor Plan and Elevation Drawings.pdf (235 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Location Plan1to1250 Scale Plan.pdf (442 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: PhotographsColour of cladding and trim.pdf (296 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: PhotographsRear of Garden.JPG (7588 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: PhotographsView from Proposed Garden Room to Left Hand Side.JPG (7573 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: PhotographsView from Proposed Garden Room to Rear of Property.JPG (5987 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: PhotographsView from Proposed Garden Room to Right Hand Side.JPG (7850 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Decision Notice PDFDecision Notice_620212539EM.pdf (529 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Delegated ReportDelegated Report_620212539EM(1).pdf (20 kb) | Not published | View |
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