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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12 THE ORCHARD, WELWYN GARDEN CITY, HERTFORDSHIRE, AL8 7PL
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Council sourceERECTION OF SINGLE STOREY REAR EXTENSION
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| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Description: Miscellaneous (DMS Info Document: 393868 Page No(s).: 1)Miscellaneous.PDF (19 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Miscellaneous (DMS Info Document: 393866 Page No(s).: 1)393866.pdf (23 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Miscellaneous (DMS Info Document: 393873 Page No(s).: 1)393873.pdf (97 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description:2009-1710.pdf (26 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Existing and proposed elevations (DMS Info Document: 393869 Page No(s).: 1)Existing and proposed elevations.PDF (41 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Existing ground floor plan (DMS Info Document: 393870 Page No(s).: 1)Existing ground floor plan.PDF (32 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Proposed ground floor plan (DMS Info Document: 393871 Page No(s).: 1)Proposed ground floor plan.PDF (38 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Existing and proposed roof plan (DMS Info Document: 393872 Page No(s).: 1)Existing and proposed roof plan.PDF (27 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Decision Notice PDFN6_2009_1710_FP.pdf (52 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Miscellaneous (DMS Info Document: 393865 Page No(s).: 1,2,3)393865.pdf (102 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Miscellaneous (DMS Info Document: 393867 Page No(s).: 1)Miscellaneous.PDF (41 kb) | Not published | View |
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