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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9 Fern Grove Welwyn Garden City AL8 7ND
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Council source1 x Sweet Chestnut to reduce by 3m height & 3m width. 1 x Sweet Chestnut to fell as sapling growing through canopy that dominates a large part of the rear garden. - To encourage more light into the garden and improve the mossy lawn, by removing large sapling- this would open the central area within the canopy.
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| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Description: Estate Management Consent form- RedactedEstateManagementConsentNoPersonalDataForm.pdf (51 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Location Plan2ce809d1-c707-4d4a-a254-05179dfa2e30.pdf (262 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Tree Sketchsketch plan 9 Fern Grove Sweet Chestnut.pdf (308 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Comment - Alison Allighan - The Gardens TrustComments.pdf (71 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Decision NoticeDecision Notice_620220272EMT.pdf (527 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Officer ReportDelegated Report_620220272EMT(1).pdf (18 kb) | Not published | View |
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