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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Asquith House Guessens Road Welwyn Garden City AL8 6QA
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Council sourceT1 - Lime - On boundary - Growing at an angle - Would like to crown reduce removing up to 2.5m T2 - Lime - On boundary - Over extended branches - Would like to crown reduce to balance removing up to 2.5m T3 - Lime - On boundary - Would like to crown reduce removing up to 2.5m and remove moderate deadwood G1 - Ash group, small 3 or 4 - On boundary - Would like to fell T4 - Oak - Garden - Would like to remove deadwood G2 - Mixed group approx 12, Ash, Yew, Hornbeam, Beech, Oak - Front grounds - Hornbeam and Ash have grown together, concerns of a weak point - Would like to remove Hornbeam and Ash and any deadwood over target areas
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| Description: ApplicationformredactedApplicationFormRedacted.pdf (229 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Sketch PlanAsquith House - Sketch_plan.png (349 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: G2 Tree photoG2....jpeg (830 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: G2 Tree photoG2...jpeg (636 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: T4 Tree photoT4...jpeg (790 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: G1 Tree photoG1...jpeg (423 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: T3 Tree photoT3...jpeg (769 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: T2 Tree photoT2...jpeg (729 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: T1 Tree photoT1...jpeg (621 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: T1 Tree photoT1..jpeg (714 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Decision NoticeDecision Notice_620240220TC.pdf (28 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Officer ReportDelegated Report_620240220TC(1).pdf (19 kb) | Not published | View |
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