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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27 High Oaks Road Welwyn Garden City AL8 7BJ
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Council sourceT1 Removal of purple Plum T2. Shaping of Copper Spruce 1-2m of height removed T3. Trees/big bushes to left hand side of driveway (unknown variety) to reduce height by approx 2m and thin back T4. Trees to RHS of property. Reduce height by 2m
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| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Description: Estate Management Consent form - redactedEstateManagementConsentNoPersonalDataForm.pdf (53 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Tree SketchTree location.pdf (264 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Decision NoticeDecision Notice_620232220EMT.pdf (531 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Officer ReportDelegated Report_620232220EMT(1).pdf (18 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Location PlanLocation Plan.pdf (96 kb) | Not published | View |
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