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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40 Elmwood Welwyn Garden City AL8 6LE
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Council source1 x Silver Birch to fell to ground level 1 x Silver birch to reduce by 2m height and 1.2m width
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| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Description: Application form redactedApplicationFormRedacted.pdf (232 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Location Plan95514e13-bf5f-4267-98b4-6ba879cf4aa7.pdf (341 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Tree SketchSketch plan for 40 Elmwood.pdf (544 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: 1 Silver Birch - FellPhoto - fell.jpeg (1988 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Silver Birch - ReducePhoto - reduce.jpeg (1640 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: 2 Silver Birch - FellPhoto.jpeg (2145 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Decision NoticeDecision Notice_620240354TC.pdf (26 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Officer ReportDelegated Report_620240354TC(1).pdf (16 kb) | Not published | View |
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