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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Bedwell End School Lane Essendon Hatfield Hertfordshire AL9 6HL
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Council sourceGroup of 12 self seeded Sycamore trees - remove to ground level to avoid danger to property and traffic These trees have varying degrees of a fungal infection, kretzschmaria deusta (ustulina deusta) which has severely weakened the base. They are on the boundary of a new build house on the plot known as The Spinney and are in danger of falling on the house or into the adjacent main road (B158).
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| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Description: Applicationform redactedApplicationFormRedacted.pdf (153 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Location plan and tree sketch1610-30-Site Layout Plan v8.pdf (881 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Tree photo5.jpg (90 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Tree photo9.jpg (87 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Tree photo12.jpg (72 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Officer Report PDFDelegated Report_620221062TPO(2)(1).pdf (17 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Decision Notice PDFDecision Notice_620221062TPO.pdf (530 kb) | Not published | View |
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