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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72 Sweet Briar Welwyn Garden City AL7 3EA
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Council source1 x Hornbeam to reduce by approximately 2m in height and width. Remove any deadwood greater than 30mm in diameter. Tree has started to dominate large section of the garden as well as large portion overhanging the neighbouring garden
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| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Description: Estate Management Consent formEstateManagementConsentNoPersonalDataForm.pdf (50 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Tree SketchSketch plan for 72 Sweet Briar.pdf (539 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Location Plan8bd93f82-013c-4e33-9873-eacd926d18fd.pdf (382 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: PhotographsPhoto (7).pdf (2103 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Decision NoticeDecision Notice_620241905EMT.pdf (5083 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Officer ReportDelegated Report_620241905EMT(1).pdf (64 kb) | Not published | View |
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