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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2 Handside Green Welwyn Garden City Hertfordshire AL8 6SQ
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Council source1 Hornbeam - reduce crown by 30% and raise crown away form neighbours garage 2 Hornbeam - reduce crown by 30% 3 Red Maple - reduce crown by 30% 4 Gingko - reduce crown by 30%
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| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Description: ApplicationformredactedApplicationFormRedacted.pdf (152 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Sketch Plan TreesSketch Plan trees.jpg (632 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Tree 1 Hornbeamtree 1 Hornbeam.jpg (150 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Tree 2 Hornbeamtree 2 Hornbeam.jpg (145 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Tree 3 MapleTree 3 Maple.jpg (133 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Tree 4 GingkoTree 4 Gingko.jpg (130 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Trees 5 Maple And Hornbeamstrees 5 maple and Hornbeams.jpg (146 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Decision NoticeDecision Notice_620221797TC.pdf (24 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Officer ReportDelegated Report_620221797TC(1).pdf (16 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: handside green plan- location planhandside green plan- location plan.jpg (383 kb) | Not published | View |
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