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
13 Colgrove Welwyn Garden City AL8 6HY
13 Colgrove Welwyn Garden City AL8 6HY
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Planting a new English yew (Taxus Baccata) hedgerow along the front garden boundary between our property (number 13) and house number 15, where there is currently no hedge in place. The aim is to improve the definition of the border and make it easier to maintain, as weeds are currently growing through. A very small section of the existing hedge near the pavement will be removed so the new hedge can join seamlessly and fill current small gap
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| Description: Estate Management Consent form RedactedEstateManagementConsentNoPersonalDataForm.pdf (53 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Decision NoticeDecision Notice_620250752EM.pdf (666 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Delegated ReportDelegated Report_620250752EM.pdf (127 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Site Location PlanApplication Reference- 6 2025 0752 EM v2.pdf (293 kb) | Not published | View |
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