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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Land between The Manor House and Whitehall Field Cottage Essendon Hill Essendon Hertfordshire AL9 6AJ
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Council sourceErection of 4 dwellings (Use Class C3) with associated access, parking, landscaping and site infrastructure
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| Description: ApplicationformredactedApplicationFormRedacted.pdf (0 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Site Plan Existing1685-03 - Site Plan - Existing.pdf (0 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Site Plan Proposed1685-04 - Site Plan - Proposed.pdf (0 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Site Plan Proposed Showing Ground Floor Plan1685-05 - Site Plan - Proposed Showing Ground Floor Plan.pdf (0 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Site Plan Proposed Showing Root Protection Areas1685-06 - Site Plan - Proposed Showing Root Protection Areas.pdf (0 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Streetscape Elevation1685-10 - Streetscape Elevation.pdf (0 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: East Elevation1685-11 - East Elevation.pdf (0 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: South Elevation1685-12 - South Elevation.pdf (0 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: West Elevation1685-13 - West Elevation.pdf (0 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: North Elevation1685-14 - North Elevation.pdf (0 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: North Elevation - House 21685-15 - North Elevation - House 2.pdf (0 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: South Elevation - House 31685-16 - South Elevation - House 3.pdf (0 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Site Plan Proposed Showing Tree Analysis1685-07 - Site Plan - Proposed Showing Tree Analysis.pdf (0 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: First Floor Plan Proposed1685-08 - First Floor Plan - Proposed .pdf (0 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Soft Landscape Specification(1)Soft Landscape Specification(1).pdf (0 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Landscaping ProposalsLandscaping Proposals .pdf (0 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Site Location Map1685-01 - Site location map.pdf (0 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Site Location Map Showing Extent Of Existing Built Up Frontage1685-02 - Site Location Map - Showing Extent of Existing Built-up Frontage.pdf (0 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: 1685 00 Drawings Cover Sheet1685-00 - Drawings Cover Sheet.pdf (0 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Design And Access Statement Part 1 redactedDesign and Access Statement Part 1(1).pdf (0 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Design And Access Statement Part 2Design and Access Statement Part 2.pdf (0 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Design And Access Statement Part 3Design and Access Statement Part 3.pdf (0 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Energy And Sustainbility StatementEnergy and Sustainbility Statement.pdf (0 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: 2021.11.17 Final Pen1 Planning Statement2021.11.17 FINAL PEN1 Planning Statement.pdf (0 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Transport Statement(2)Transport Statement(2).pdf (0 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Stage 1 Road Stafety Audit Designers Response(1) redactedStage 1 Road Stafety Audit Designers Response(1)(1).pdf (0 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Lorraine Davis - WHBC - Client ServicesComments.pdf (0 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Comments - HCC Fire and Rescue Service6_2021_3290_FULL- Fire Hydrant.pdf (0 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Comments - Essendon Parish Council6_2021_3290_FUL - Land between The Manor House and White Hall Field Cottage - EPC comments.pdf (0 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Ms Nerine Chalmers - Essendon Parish CouncilComments(1).pdf (0 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Conditional - WHBC - Public Health and Protection - AttachmentWK128320 - Essendon Hill.pdf (0 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Comments - HCC HighwaysResponse_6-2021-3290-FULL.pdf (0 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Comments - EcologyLand between The Manor House...Essendon 6-2021-3290-FULL.pdf (0 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Comments - Landscape DepartmentRE_ 6_2021_3290_FULL - Land between the The Manor House and Whitehall Field Cottage.pdf (0 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Conditional Response - Landscape DepartmentRE_ 6_2021_3290_FULL - Land between the The Manor House and Whitehall Field Cottage_Redacted.pdf (0 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Comment - Conservation6_2021_3290_FULL Land between The Manor House and White Hall Field Cottage, Essendon.pdf (0 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: 1685 22 View Of Driveway Entrance To Houses 1 And 2 From Essendon Hill1685-22 - View of driveway entrance to Houses 1 and 2 from Essendon Hill.pdf (0 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: 1685 23 View Of East Elevation From Driveway Entrance1685-23 - View of east elevation from driveway entrance.pdf (0 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: 1685 24 View Looking Up Essendon Hill Towards The Site Past Whitehall Field Cottage1685-24 - View looking up Essendon Hill towards the site past Whitehall Field Cottage.pdf (0 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: 1685 27 View Of West Elevation From Rear Garden Of House 11685-27 - View of west elevation from rear garden of House 1.pdf (0 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Decision Notice pdfDecision Notice_620213290FULL.pdf (0 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Delegated ReportDelegated Report_620213290FULL(3).pdf (0 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Ecology Report(1)Ecology Report(1).pdf (0 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: 2021.11.17 Final Pen1 Cil Form2021.11.17 FINAL PEN1 CIL Form.pdf (0 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Email from Grant Shapps - RedactedFW_ Mr Shapps - Proposal to build four new homes on land between The Manor House and White Hall Field Cottage, Essendon (reference 6_2021_3290_FULL)_Redacted.pdf (0 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Heritage Statement(1)Heritage Statement(1).pdf (0 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Roof Plan Proposed1685-09 - Roof Plan - Proposed .pdf (0 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Site NoticeSite Notice_620213290FULL(1).pdf (0 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Materials samples 1 of 3Planning application ref 6_2021_3290_FULL - Materials samples 1 of 3.pdf (0 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Materials samples 2 of 3Planning application ref 6_2021_3290_FULL - Materials samples 2 of 3.pdf (0 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Materials samples 3 of 3Planning application ref 6_2021_3290_FULL - Materials samples 3 of 3.pdf (0 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Materials samples 2 of 3Planning application ref 6_2021_3290_FULL - Materials samples 2 of 3.pdf (0 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Materials samples 3 of 3Planning application ref 6_2021_3290_FULL - Materials samples 3 of 3.pdf (0 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Materials samples 1 of 3Planning application ref 6_2021_3290_FULL - Materials samples 1 of 3.pdf (0 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Tree Survey Plan(2)Tree Survey Plan(2).pdf (0 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Tree Removal And Protection Plan(2)Tree Removal and Protection Plan(2).pdf (0 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Arboricultural Impact Assessment And Method Statement(1)Arboricultural Impact Assessment and Method Statement(1).pdf (0 kb) | Not published | View |
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