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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102 Handside Lane Welwyn Garden City AL8 6SY
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Council sourceGeneral tree maintenance on the following: T1 Conifer - reduce by 50% and reshape T2 Bay tree - reduce by 25% and reshape T3 & T4 Conifer - crown reduction by 20% T5 Yew Tree, T6 Silver Birch - crown reduction by 15% T7 Yew Tree crown reduction by 30%
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| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Description: Estate Management Consent formEstateManagementConsentNoPersonalDataForm.pdf (52 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Block Plan & Sketch Plan102-Handside-AL86SY-Location.pdf (1132 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Decision Notice PDFDecision Notice_620231883EMT.pdf (531 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Officer ReportDelegated Report_620231883EMT(1).pdf (20 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Description of proposed tree maintenance102-Handside-AL86SY-Description-Works.pdf (451 kb) | Not published | View |
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