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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155 Handside Lane Welwyn Garden City AL8 6TA
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Council sourceTree A - Ash tree to be reduced by 50% - it currently touches overhead electrical cable and needs to be reduced to avoid damaging the cables. Tree B - cherry blossom tree - to be reduced by a third. Tree C - type upknown and seemingly self seeded and growing rapidly since we bough the house just under two years ago - it needs to be removed from an already crowded area before it becomes any bigger
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| Document | Published | Action |
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| Description: ApplicationformredactedApplicationFormRedacted.pdf (216 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Tree SketchSKETCH.jpg (2266 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Decision NoticeDecision Notice_620242059TC.pdf (77 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Officer ReportDelegated Report_620242059TC(1).pdf (60 kb) | Not published | View |
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