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 Lodge Digswell Rise Welwyn Garden City AL8 7NU
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Council sourceReconstruction of garden wall
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| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Description: ApplicationformredactedApplicationFormRedacted.pdf (273 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Location planLocationPlan.pdf (485 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Proposed Site Plan322 DIG Existing and Proposed Planning Drawings 1.pdf (121 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Existing and Proposed Front and Side Elevations322 DIG Existing and Proposed Planning Drawings 2.pdf (106 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Comment - Hertfordshire Ecology - redacted1237LB Herts Ecology_Redacted.pdf (457 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Comment - Conservation Officer - Place Services - Attachment6.2026.1237.LB at Digswell Lodge, Digswell Rise, Welwyn Garden City.pdf (244 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Comment - Conservation Officer - Place ServicesComments.pdf (77 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Decision NoticeDecision Notice_620261237LB.pdf (678 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Delegated ReportDelegated Report_620261237LB(1).pdf (151 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Heritage Statement322 DIG Heritage Statement.pdf (12067 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Site NoticeSite Notice_620261237LB.pdf (113 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Inspection Report0332-R1.0 - INSPECTION REPORT.pdf (2428 kb) | Not published | View |
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Read planning drawings, floor plans, elevations and sections. Use labelled diagrams, a drawing comparison table and revision checks to understand a proposal.