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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16 Melbourne Court Welwyn Garden City AL8 6LL
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Council sourcePine tree; light trim and shape, removing 1.5m from lower canopy on the eastern side and 1m from the top of the crown as shown in the photograph. This work will reduce the amount of bird poo landing in the play area
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| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Description: Estate Management Consent form RedactedEstateManagementConsentNoPersonalDataForm.pdf (50 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Location Plan4668dfee-b029-4a5b-9b0e-b4c666c854d6.pdf (353 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Tree PhotoPhoto (1).pdf (2031 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Pine Treepine tree.png (1557 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Decision NoticeDecision Notice_620240722EMT.pdf (5034 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Officer ReportDelegated Report_620240722EMT(1).pdf (17 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Tree SketchSketch plan for 16 Melborne Court.pdf (540 kb) | Not published | View |
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