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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Swallow Court Swallowfields Welwyn Garden City AL7 1SB
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Council sourceFormation of new entrance steps and fourteen off street parking spaces, with crossovers following removal of existing garden beds
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| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Description: Application Form - RedactedApplicationFormRedacted(2).pdf (407 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Existing & Proposed Site Plan1343-002.pdf (303 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Site Location Plan1343-001.pdf (161 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Existing & Proposed Elevations1343-003.pdf (324 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Design and Access Statement1343-DesignStatement_C.pdf (2601 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Objection - Herts Transport Programmes & StrategyResponse_6-2026-0074-FULL.pdf (77 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Conditional - WHBC - Public Health and ProtectionComments.pdf (76 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Conditional - Attachment - WHBC - Public Health and ProtectionWK155980 - Swallow Court.pdf (70 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Comment - WHBC LandscapesTree Consultation 2026 02 17 2026 0074 FULL Swallow Court Swallowfields WGC.pdf (141 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Comment - WHBC LandscapesComments(1).pdf (75 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Support- 19 Sparrow Drive, STEVENAGE -RedactedComments-Redacted.pdf (77 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Support- Unit 3 Swallow Court Swallowfields Welwyn Garden City AL7 1SB -RedactedComments-Redacted(1).pdf (76 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Support- Unit 3 Swallow Court Swallowfields Welwyn Garden City AL7 1SB -RedactedComments-Redacted(2).pdf (76 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Support- Unit 3 Swallow Court Swallowfields Welwyn Garden City AL7 1SB -RedactedComments-Redacted(3).pdf (78 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Decision NoticeDecision Notice_620260074FULL.pdf (96 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: BNG MetricCopy of Swallow Court . WGC The_Statutory_Biodiversity_Metric_Calculation 16.12.._.xlsm (4203 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Site NoticeSite Notice_620260074FULL.pdf (114 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: BNG Report 19.12.25Swallow Court W.G.C. BNG Report 19.12.25.pdf (330 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Ecological AppraisalSwallow Court W.G.C. PEA Report 4.12.25.pdf (685 kb) | Not published | View |
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