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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4 Heather Road, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6XU
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Council sourcePrivet (83966) - remove to ground level Elder (83970) - remove to ground level Hawthorn (83974) - crown lift to 2.5m and 20% crown reduction
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| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Description: Estate Management Consent form - redactedEstateManagementConsentNoPersonalDataForm.pdf (53 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Support - 6 Heather Road Welwyn Garden City AL8 6XU -RedactedComments-Redacted.pdf (79 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Decision NoticeDecision Notice_620252007EMT.pdf (663 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Officer ReportDelegated Report_620252007EMT(2).pdf (130 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Site and Tree Location4 heather road.pdf (461 kb) | Not published | View |
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