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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3 The Orchard Welwyn Garden City AL8 7PL
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Council source2 x Ash to fell to ground level. Neighbours are concerned they are having a negative affect on their retaining wall in their garden. One Ash is heavily Ivy Clad and the other is an old regrown coppice.
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| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Description: ApplicationformredactedApplicationFormRedacted.pdf (95 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Afe0dd95 9e3e 43df Abb5 D0f4b4de0e6eafe0dd95-9e3e-43df-abb5-d0f4b4de0e6e.pdf (329 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Sketch Plan 3 The Orchardsketch plan 3 The Orchard.pdf (314 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Decision Notice PDFDecision Notice_620212888TC.pdf (23 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Delegated ReportDelegated Report_620212888TC(1).pdf (15 kb) | Not published | View |
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