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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Land to the rear of 8 Birds Close Welwyn Garden City AL7 4AR
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| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Description: ApplicationformredactedApplicationFormRedacted.pdf (438 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Proposed Elevations (North Elevation)8BC Drawings Set_Part3.pdf (86 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Proposed Elevations (East & West Elevations)8BC Drawings Set_Part4.pdf (95 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Proposed Elevation (South Elevation)8BC Drawings Set_Part6.pdf (90 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Proposed Floor Plans8BC Drawings Set_Part1.pdf (498 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Landscape Plan – Planting & Landscape DetailsPages from LMP.pdf (239 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Landscape PlanPages from LMP-2.pdf (482 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Site Location PlanLP-01.pdf (85 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: 3D Perspective Views8BC Drawings Set_Part7.pdf (34091 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: 3D Perspective Views8BC Drawings Set_Part8.pdf (8689 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Waste Storage PlanRefuse Storage Details_Part1.pdf (50 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Door & Window Key PlanWD Schedule_Part1.pdf (235 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Proposed Sections8BC Drawings Set_Part5.pdf (114 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Cross Sections & Ground LevelsCS-GL01.pdf (138 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Cross Sections & Ground Levels (Boundary Sections)CS-GL02.pdf (84 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Landscape Management PlanLMP(1).pdf (1090 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Comment - Herts Ecology6_2026_0740_FULL 8 Birds Close Welwyn Garden City AL7 4AR.pdf (306 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Objection - 3 Birds Close Welwyn Garden City AL7 4AR -RedactedComments-Redacted.pdf (75 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Objection- 9 Birds Close- From Caponfield Road end.Development 1.pdf (1238 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Objection- 9 Birds Close- From Birds Close end. There are bollards at this end.Development 2.pdf (1289 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Objection- 9 Birds Close Welwyn Garden City AL7 4AR -RedactedComments-Redacted(1).pdf (78 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Objection- 7 Caponfield Welwyn Garden City- Objection based on Drainage & Environmental Concerns, Incompatibility with Local Character, Incorrect Statement given in application, Loss of Privacy and Destruction of Property.inbound3402341351459292843.pdf (1247 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Objection- 7 Caponfield Welwyn Garden City AL7 4AS -RedactedComments-Redacted(2).pdf (77 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Comment- 8 Birds Close Welwyn Garden City AL7 4AR -RedactedComments-Redacted(3).pdf (77 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Objection - 3 Caponfield Welwyn Garden City AL7 4AS -RedactedComments-Redacted(4).pdf (77 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Objection - 7 Birds Close Welwyn Garden City AL7 4AR -RedactedComments-Redacted(5).pdf (78 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Objection - 5 Caponfield Welwyn Garden City AL7 4AS_AttachmentObjection to Planning Application.pdf (49 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Objection - 5 Caponfield Welwyn Garden City AL7 4AS_AttachmentObjection to Planning Application (1).pdf (49 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Objection - 5 Caponfield Welwyn Garden City AL7 4AS -RedactedComments-Redacted(6).pdf (77 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Decision NoticeDecision Notice_620260740FULL.pdf (98 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) PlanBNG Report.pdf (335 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: BNG Metric Calculation Tool 24.07.2424724Small_Sites_Metric__Statutory_Biodiversity_Metric__Calculation_Tool_24.07.24.xlsx (2539 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Proposed Roof Plan8BC Drawings Set_Part2.pdf (67 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Site NoticeSite Notice_620260740FULL.pdf (113 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Site PlanSP-01.pdf (49 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Character Analysis and AppraisalCharacter Analysis and Appraisal for Birds Close Development.pdf (494 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Drawing ScheduleDrawing Schedule(1).pdf (458 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Refuse Storage DetailsRefuse Storage Details_Part2.pdf (448 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Door & Window Schedule and DetailsWD Schedule_Part2.pdf (229 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Statement of justificationStatement of Justification.pdf (521 kb) | Not published | View |
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