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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5 The Orchard Welwyn Garden City AL8 7PL
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5 The Orchard Welwyn Garden City AL8 7PL
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1 x Ash to reduce by approximately 4m in height and 3m in width Tree has been historically heavily reduced with regrowth large and over extended in places. Neighbours side recently cut back and recent limb failure. Reduction is to re balance canopy both structurally and aesthetically
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| Description: Estate Management Consent formEstateManagementConsentNoPersonalDataForm.pdf (53 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Location Plan6116c7e1-8598-4434-b7e4-76193d5bc2a9.pdf (372 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Tree SketchSketch plan 5 The orchard.pdf (567 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: photoPhoto2.pdf (2343 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Decision NoticeDecision Notice_620261356EMT.pdf (664 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Officer ReportDelegated Report_620261356EMT(1).pdf (162 kb) | Not published | View |
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