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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47 Elm Gardens Welwyn Garden City AL8 6RX
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Council source1 x Lawson cypress to dismantle in sections to ground level. Tree is starting to lift driveway paving and its leaving debris on public footpath & driveway along with bird poo. Phone lines to multiple houses run through the tree. Tree is not native or in keeping with local amenity
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| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Description: ApplicationformredactedApplicationFormRedacted.pdf (232 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Location Plan62209fb9-0dcc-4cf6-ae17-b36e5fd19854.pdf (395 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Sketch PlanNEW LETTER HEAD - sketch 47 Elm Gardens.pdf (401 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Tree Photodbo_3593a4c9-43f3-47a3-9900-205b8002114a.jpeg (1513 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Tree Photo 2dbo_e89bf031-9133-4b69-935d-205b8728ce8a.jpeg (1303 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Decision NoticeDecision Notice_620231895TC.pdf (26 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Officer ReportDelegated Report_620231895TC(1).pdf (16 kb) | Not published | View |
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