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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34 Blakemere Road Welwyn Garden City AL8 7PJ
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34 Blakemere Road Welwyn Garden City AL8 7PJ
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Beech tree - 40% crown reduction. Branches are becoming entangled with telephone wires. In very strong winds this could well bring down those wires.
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| Description: ApplicationformredactedApplicationFormRedacted.pdf (151 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Site Location Planoutline plan.pdf (303 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Tree Sketchtree application new.jpg (93 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Photo1Photo1.jpg (282 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Decision Notice pdfDecision Notice_620222361TC.pdf (27 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Officer ReportDelegated Report_620222361TC(1).pdf (16 kb) | Not published | View |
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