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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53 Valley Road Welwyn Garden City AL8 7DH
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Council sourceT1 Yew, T2 Hawthorn and T3 Yew reduce height by 30%
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| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Description: ApplicationformredactedApplicationFormRedacted.pdf (152 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Photograph - Yew and HawthornEA0C9C9B-70B6-4E7E-B997-F810672DCD90(1).pdf (1465 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Photograph - Yew and HawthornPicture2.pdf (776 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Decision Notice PDFDecision Notice_620222367TC.pdf (27 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Officer ReportDelegated Report_620222367TC(1).pdf (15 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Tree Sketch - Yew and Hawthorn670498F1-60E2-46A7-B52B-8029A5BBEA68(1).pdf (2569 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Tree SketchTree Sketch.pdf (334 kb) | Not published | View |
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