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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41 Woodhall Lane Welwyn Garden City AL7 3TB
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Council sourceT2 - 1 x Oak (corner of Woodhall Lane/Court) to reduce by 2m in height and width. Reducing to previous to maintain trees shape and size T1 - 1 x Oak to reduce by 2m in height and width. Remove low hanging branch over footpath, lifting remaining branches over pathway to 4m above ground level. Reduce back to previous to maintain tree shape and size. Low limb over footpath to be removed
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| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Description: Estate Management Consent formEstateManagementConsentNoPersonalDataForm.pdf (53 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Location Planaec615a3-ed57-4317-ac35-8ec101022d1d.pdf (475 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Tree SketchSketch plan 41 Woodhall Lane.pdf (570 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Decision NoticeDecision Notice_620251950EMT.pdf (668 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Officer ReportDelegated Report_620251950EMT(1).pdf (131 kb) | Not published | View |
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