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 Beehive Lane Welwyn Garden City AL7 4BJ
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Council sourceFell Ash Tree in the garden due to; 1. The tree is now Damaging the shed due to growth 2. It is within 10m of neighbours (Graysfield Road) property and the roots may start causing structural damage 3. The Invasive roots are running up the garden, and is now within 10m of my building foundations 4. Dead branches keep falling in neighbouring properties which puts garden users at risk
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| Document | Published | Action |
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| Description: Estate Management Consent formEstateManagementConsentNoPersonalDataForm.pdf (53 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Location PlanPlanning Map - 1-1250 41 Beehive Lane.pdf (403 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Tree Sketchsketch.jpg (73 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Support - 2 Graysfield Welwyn Garden City AL7 4BL -RedactedComments-Redacted.pdf (78 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Ash tree in situIMG_0304(1).pdf (267 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Photographs 22.jpg (145 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Photographs 11.jpg (120 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Decision NoticeDecision Notice_620260833EMT.pdf (682 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Officer ReportDelegated Report_620260833EMT(2).pdf (164 kb) | Not published | View |
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