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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5 Breakmead Welwyn Garden City AL7 3HG
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Council source1 x Box Elder to fell to ground level 1 x Holly to reduce by 1.2m 1 x Spruce to fell to ground level - Spruce to remove as tree is becoming too large and dominating area, causing problems for neighbours with excessive overhanging branches
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| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Description: Estate Management Consent formEstateManagementConsentNoPersonalDataForm.pdf (51 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Tree Sketchsketch plan 5 Breakmead.pdf (327 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Box ElderBox elder.pdf (1405 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: HollyHolly.pdf (1373 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Officer ReportDelegated Report_620222182EMT(1).pdf (18 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Site Location Plan89209ed3-0459-4a65-b08f-f0185fd12bec.pdf (416 kb) | Not published | View |
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