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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3 Church Cottages Church Street Essendon Hatfield AL9 6AS
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Council sourceInternal alterations to the property with the removal of spiral staircase to be replaced with a timber staircase. The removal of partition on the ground floor between the kitchen and living room and the removal of the existing partitions on the second floor and replace with a glass guarding, along with modifications to the partitions on the first floor landing to accommodate the new staircase and reconfiguring of first floor bathroom
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| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Description: Application form redactedApplicationFormRedacted.pdf (171 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Site Plan376.ST.01.pdf (120 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Proposed Plans Elevations and Sections376.S.02A.pdf (195 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Existing Plans Elevations and Sections376.S.01.pdf (188 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Comment - Conservation Officer - Place Services - comments6_2022_1956_LB 3 Church Cottages Church Street 27.09.22.pdf (86 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Comment - Conservation Officer - Place ServicesComments.pdf (73 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Comment- Conservation Officer - Place Services -Built Heritage RECON6_2022_1956_LB 3 Church Cottages Church Street 25.11.22.pdf (138 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Comment- Conservation Officer - Place ServicesComments(1).pdf (73 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Decision NoticeDecision Notice_620221956LB.pdf (536 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Officer ReportDelegated Report_620221956LB(3).pdf (26 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Updated Heritage Statement1068 HS Issue V3.pdf (915 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Site NoticeSite Notice_620221956LB.pdf (85 kb) | Not published | View |
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