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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38 Valley Road Welwyn Garden City AL8 7DN
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Council source4 x Spruce to lift lowest branches from all tree lifting canopy to around 4m above ground level to allow more light to lower shrub bed
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| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Description: ApplicationformredactedApplicationFormRedacted.pdf (230 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Location PlanMap.pdf (416 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Sketch PlanSketch Plan - 38 Valley Road.pdf (582 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Spruce PDFSpruce.pdf (1808 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Decision NoticeDecision Notice_620250891TC.pdf (145 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Officer ReportDelegated Report_620250891TC(1).pdf (125 kb) | Not published | View |
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