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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The Beehive Beehive Lane Welwyn Garden City AL7 4BW
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Council sourceA Front hedge, reduce to 1.5m tall, trim both sides and remove the end 2m to widen the entrance into pub car park B Cherry tree, remove and grind out stump C Oak, Raise lower canopy, secondary growth to 6m F Trim Blackthorn to give building a 1.5m clearance G Reduce Wild Plum hedge to approx. 3m H Wild Plum remove and grind out stump J Hawthorn remove and grind out stump K Hazel remove lower branches P Lawson remove and grind out stump Q Lawson remove and grind out as much stump as possible
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| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Description: ApplicationformredactedApplicationFormRedacted.pdf (153 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: tree sketch and location planCoopers grill house 2.png (165 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Decision NoticeDecision Notice_620222438TC.pdf (28 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Officer ReportDelegated Report_620222438TC(2).pdf (18 kb) | Not published | View |
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