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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17 Elmwood Welwyn Garden City AL8 6LD
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Council sourceReplacement of existing box hedge (in poor condition due to disease) with a low Lonicera Nitida hedge in the same position and scale, maintaining the existing formal appearance and height
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| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Description: Estate Management Consent formEstateManagementConsentNoPersonalDataForm.pdf (54 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Location PlanOfficial Copy - Title Plan - HD131120.pdf (238 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Hedge pictureHedge 2.pdf (365 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Hedge pictureHedge 3.pdf (484 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Decision Notice PDFDecision Notice_620260955EM.pdf (713 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Delegated ReportDelegated Report_620260955EM.pdf (132 kb) | Not published | View |
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