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.
Council planning record
The Point Unit 1 Swallowfields Welwyn Garden City AL7 1WL
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Council sourceErection of a side extension to existing business units
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| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Description: ApplicationformredactedApplicationFormRedacted.pdf (416 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Proposed Roof Plan And Block Plan5626 - 201 Proposed Roof Plan and Block Plan.pdf (268 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Location PlanLocationPlan.pdf (366 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Existing Plans And Elevations5626 - 001 Existing Plans and Elevations.pdf (274 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Existing Plan Block And Location Plan5626 - 002 Existing Plan Block and Location Plan.pdf (282 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Proposed Plans And Elevations5626 - 200 Proposed Plans and Elevations.pdf (322 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Design and Access Statement5626 - 241203 DAS_241203.pdf (1311 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Comment- Herts Ecology6_2024_2388_FULL The Point Unit 1 Swallowfields Welwyn Garden City AL7 1WL.pdf (274 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Conditional - WHBC - Public Health and Protection - WK148782 - Unit 1, The Point.pdfWK148782 - Unit 1, The Point.pdf (69 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Conditional - WHBC - Public Health and ProtectionComments.pdf (72 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Comments - HCC Transport Programmes & StrategyResponse_6-2024-2388-FULL.pdf (81 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Decision Notice PDFDecision Notice_620242388FULL.pdf (5101 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Delegated Report PDFDelegated Report_620242388FULL(1).pdf (102 kb) | Not published | View |
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Read planning drawings, floor plans, elevations and sections. Use labelled diagrams, a drawing comparison table and revision checks to understand a proposal.