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Planning application documents: what to read first
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Howlands House Howlands Welwyn Garden City AL7 4QJ
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Howlands House Howlands Welwyn Garden City AL7 4QJ
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Erection of a single 3 and 4-storey building comprising 44 temporary accommodation homes, staff office and laundry facilities, children's play space, cycle and vehicular parking, associated servicing, plant enclosure, substation, landscaping and external works.
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| Description: ApplicationformredactedApplicationFormRedacted.pdf (420 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Proposed Site Planhwh-rta-xx-00-dr-a-0101-proposed block plan_pl03.pdf (1120 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Proposed Site Planhwh-rta-xx-00-dr-a-0100-proposed site plan_pl05.pdf (1039 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Soft Landscape Strategy1848-wwa-xx-xx-m2-l-0301-soft landscape strategy.pdf (729 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Landscape Masterplan1848-wwa-xx-xx-m2-l-0100-landscape masterplan.pdf (1356 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Location Planhwh-rta-xx-00-dr-a-0001-location plan_pl02.pdf (150 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Cycle Store Designhwh-rta-xx-xx-dr-a-0251-cycle store layout_pl02.pdf (310 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Substation Layouthwh-rta-xx-xx-dr-a-0252-substation layout_pl02.pdf (216 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Ga Plan Second Floor Level 2hwh-rta-xx-02-dr-a-0202-ga plan - second floor_pl02.pdf (469 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Ga Plan First Floor Level 01hwh-rta-xx-01-dr-a-0201-ga plan - first floor_pl02.pdf (472 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Ga Plan Roofhwh-rta-xx-04-dr-a-0204-ga plan - roof_pl02.pdf (191 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Ga Plan Third Floor Level 03hwh-rta-xx-03-dr-a-0203-ga plan - third floor_pl02.pdf (299 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Ga Plan Ground Floor Level 00hwh-rta-xx-00-dr-a-0200-ga plan - ground floor_pl03.pdf (437 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Tree Protection Plan1848-wwa-xx-xx-m2-l-0703-tree protection plan.pdf (773 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Ashp Plans Pl05hwh-rta-xx-xx-dr-a-0250-ashp - plans_pl05.pdf (409 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Plant Designhwh-rta-xx-xx-dr-a-0253-ashp - elevations and section_pl05.pdf (229 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Ga Elevations North & South Sheet 1 Of 2hwh-rta-xx-xx-dr-a-0401-ga elevations - north & south - sheet 1 of 2_pl02.pdf (1982 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Site Sections Aa & Bbhwh-rta-xx-xx-dr-a-0350-site sections - aa & bb_pl02.pdf (1375 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Ga Sections Cc & Ddhwh-rta-xx-xx-dr-a-0301-ga sections - cc & dd_pl02.pdf (416 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Ga Elevations North & South Sheet 2 Of 2hwh-rta-xx-xx-dr-a-0402-ga elevations - north & south - sheet 2 of 2_pl02.pdf (2205 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Ga Sections Aa & Bbhwh-rta-xx-xx-dr-a-0300-ga sections - aa & bb_pl02.pdf (372 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Site Section Cchwh-rta-xx-xx-dr-a-0351-site section - cc_pl02.pdf (685 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Landscape Levels & Kerb Plan1848-wwa-xx-xx-m2-l-0101-landscape levels & kerb plan.pdf (790 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Ga Elevations East & Westhwh-rta-xx-xx-dr-a-0400-ga elevations - east & west_pl02.pdf (3182 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: BNG Baseline Habitat Maphowlands house baseline map.pdf (1705 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: BNG Post Intervention Maphowlands house post intervention map.pdf (1898 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Design and Access Statementrt25098_howlands_planningd&a2026_stage 3_lowres.pdf (21617 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Transport Statement37429 howlands house transport statement 17.08.2026.pdf (3845 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Comment - Active Travel EnglandLPA Reference_ 6_2026_1689_MAJ No Comment.pdf (159 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Comment - Historic Enviornment Advisor6-26-1689-1.pdf (239 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Comment - Historic England20261002-Case[P10005457]-[5186]-[Final]-[W Non Intervention].pdf (11 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Comment - Tree Officer_redactedRef. 6_2026_1206_COND - 26 Station Road Welham Green Hatfield AL9 7PG_ Tree Officer comments_Redacted.pdf (279 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Support - 106 Birch Court Howlands Welwyn Garden City AL7 4JQ -RedactedComments-Redacted.pdf (76 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Objection - 34 Sheepcote Welwyn Garden City AL7 4QD -RedactedComments-Redacted(2).pdf (77 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Objection - 11 The Jinnings Welwyn Garden City AL7 4QB -RedactedComments-Redacted(3).pdf (77 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: BNG MetricMetric.xlsx (4144 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Flood Risk Assessment And Drainage Strategy Redactedhowlands house - flood risk assessment and drainage strategy-1.0_Redacted.pdf (19512 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Planning Heritage Statementplanning heritage statement.pdf (2021 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Noise Impact Assessment Redacted14868-nia-01-aa-r1_Redacted.pdf (6234 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Daylight And Sunlight Impact Assessment Report4062 - howlands house - daylight and sunlight impact assessment report - r01.pdf (3389 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Internal Daylight Assessment Report4062 - howlands house - internal daylight assessment report - r01.pdf (2086 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Energy Strategy Report2178-bsp-zz-xx-rp-me-004 energy strategy report - issue 2.pdf (497 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Cover Letterrt25098_planningcoverletter_260904.pdf (188 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Biodiversity Net Gain Statementhowlands house bng statement_Redacted.pdf (217 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Condition Assessment Sheetscondition assessment sheets.xlsx (104 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Ecological Impact Assessment Redactedmh9832 howlands house ecological impact assessment august 26_Redacted.pdf (5652 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: External Building Fabric Report Redacted14868-ebf-02-aa-r0_Redacted.pdf (14533 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Arboricultural Survey Impact Assessment And Method Statement1848-wwa-xx-xx-m2-l-0606-arboricultural survey impact assessment and method statement.pdf (5243 kb) | Not published | View |
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