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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77 Valley Road, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 7DR
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Council sourceRemove tops of 2 tall pine trees (Hemlock / Western Hemlock?) by approx 15ft to reduce back to the previous reduction point. Which is repeat of same works performed on the same trees approx 14 to 15 years ago. Required to avoid shading to new solar panel installation on roof at same address.
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| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Description: Decision NoticeDecision Notice_620213115EMT.pdf (529 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Officer ReportDelegated Report_620213115EMT(1).pdf (18 kb) | Not published | View |
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