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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Firbank Barn Close Welwyn Garden City AL8 6SU
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Council sourceT20-Twisted Willow-Re-pollard as it has decay in main stem & is outgrowing its position T21-Purple Leaf Plum-Crown reduce by 1-2m away from No.9's house & thin by 25% to maintain size and shape T22-Cherry-Prune to tidy as it has a split in the main stem. T22 requires reducing by 0.5 metres all round to maintain the size and shape of the crown and the low epicormic growth removing from the base of the trunk up to 1 metre T25-Leylandii-Reduce in height to 10m to allow more wind tolerance as residents are worried it may snap out T26-Cherry-Crown reduce by 2-3m to maintain size and shape
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| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Description: Estate Management Consent formEstateManagementConsentNoPersonalDataForm.pdf (52 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Decision Notice pdfDecision Notice_620231360EMT.pdf (532 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Officer Report pdfDelegated Report_620231360EMT(1).pdf (18 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Tree SketchRTS001 Map of Site.pdf (77 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Site Location PlanRTS001 Map of Firbank Site.pdf (68 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Email confirmation from Agent re works to T22 RedactedFrom_Redacted.pdf (190 kb) | Not published | View |
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