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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Digswell Place Farm Dairy Cottage Monkswood Welwyn Garden City AL8 7EF
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Council sourceErection of a single-storey front extension with accessibility ramp and footpath
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| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Description: ApplicationformredactedApplicationFormRedacted.pdf (275 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Site Plan And Location PlanAT1293-01 site plan and location plan.pdf (226 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Existing Floor PlansAT1293-02 existing floor plans.pdf (117 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Proposed Floor PlansAT1293-03 proposed floor plans.pdf (120 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Existing And Proposed ElevationsAT1293-04 existing and proposed elevations.pdf (118 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Comment - Hertfordshire Ecology - redactedComment Herts Ecology 2075HOUSE_Redacted.pdf (618 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Comment - HCC Transport Programmes & StrategyResponse_6-2025-2075-HOUSE.pdf (75 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Comment - Hertfordshire Ecology - redacted2075HOUSE_Redacted.pdf (534 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Decision NoticeDecision Notice_620252075HOUSE.pdf (683 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Officer ReportDelegated Report_620252075HOUSE(1).pdf (200 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Site NoticeSite Notice_620252075HOUSE.pdf (83 kb) | Not published | View |
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