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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16 Bennett Close Welwyn Garden City AL7 4JA
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Council sourceTo excavate along driveway edge along the side of number 16 to a depth of 600mm below ground level. Carefully sever roots & install a root barrier to protect the driveway from future damage. The roots over time have caused multiple areas of damage. TPO 571 (2016)
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| Description: ApplicationformredactedApplicationFormRedacted.pdf (154 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Sketch Plan 16 Bennett Closesketch plan 16 Bennett Close.doc (261 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Driveway PhotoDriveway.jpeg (518 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Pit 2roots Photopit 2roots.jpeg (2706 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Pit1 Roots2 Photopit1 roots2.jpeg (1632 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Pit1root2 Photopit1root2.jpeg (2572 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Pit1roots Photopit1roots.jpeg (1796 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Pit1tree PhotoPit1tree.jpeg (2062 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Pit1tree Photo RedactedPit1tree Photo_Redacted.pdf (8209 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Pit2hole PhotoPit2hole.jpeg (1938 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Pit2view Photopit2view.jpeg (2315 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Pit3 PhotoPit3.jpeg (1768 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Pit3roots PhotoPit3roots.jpeg (2535 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Pit4 PhotoPit4.jpeg (1968 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Pit4garage PhotoPit4garage.jpeg (2755 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Pit4roots Photopit4roots.jpeg (2213 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Screenshot 2022 11 01 At 19.55.26 PhotoScreenshot 2022-11-01 at 19.55.26.png (7122 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Drive 2 photoDrive 2.jpeg (2046 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Decision NoticeDecision Notice_620222520TPO.pdf (25 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Officer ReportDelegated Report_620222520TPO(3).pdf (27 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: MapScreenshot 2022-11-01 at 19.53.09.png (1318 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Tree ReportReport.pdf (16435 kb) | Not published | View |
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