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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UNIT 1 THE HOWARD CENTRE, HOWARDSGATE, WELWYN GARDEN CITY, HERTS, AL8 6HA
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Council sourceINSTALLATION OF INTERNALLY ILLUMINATED AND NON ILLUMINATED FASCIA SIGNS, AND 2No. VINYL GRAPHICS
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| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Description:2008-0930.pdf (24 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Application--Drawings (DMS Info Document: 327982 Page No(s).: 1)Application--Drawings.PDF (1832 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Application--Drawings (DMS Info Document: 327983 Page No(s).: 1)Application--Drawings.PDF (2129 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Application--Drawings (DMS Info Document: 327984 Page No(s).: 1)Application--Drawings.PDF (2093 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Application--Drawings (DMS Info Document: 327985 Page No(s).: 1)Application--Drawings.PDF (2688 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Application--Amended Drawing (DMS Info Document: 342982 Page No(s).: 1)Application--Amended Drawing.PDF (2099 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Application--Decision Notice (DMS Info Document: 342363 Page No(s).: 1,2,3)342363.pdf (120 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Application--Site Plan (DMS Info Document: 327972 Page No(s).: 1)Application--Site Plan.PDF (78 kb) | Not published | View |
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