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 Heather Road, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6XX
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| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Description: Miscellaneous (DMS Info Document: 772438 Page No(s).: 1,2,3)01330453.pdf (104 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: OBSERVATION/COMMENTS - S AND J HARPER 7 HEATHER RD (DMS Info Document: 774310 Page No(s).: 1)01333438.pdf (13 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description:2013-1522.pdf (33 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: EXISTING GROUND FLOOR PLAN (DMS Info Document: 772426 Page No(s).: 1)EXISTING GROUND FLOOR PLAN.PDF (16 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: EXISTING FIRST FLOOR PLAN (DMS Info Document: 772427 Page No(s).: 1)EXISTING FIRST FLOOR PLAN.PDF (14 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: EXISTING ELEVATIONS (DMS Info Document: 772428 Page No(s).: 1)EXISTING ELEVATIONS.PDF (17 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: EXISTING ROOF PLAN (DMS Info Document: 772429 Page No(s).: 1)EXISTING ROOF PLAN.PDF (17 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: PROPOSED GROUND FLOOR PLAN (DMS Info Document: 772430 Page No(s).: 1)PROPOSED GROUND FLOOR PLAN.PDF (22 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: PROPOSED FIRST FLOOR PLAN (DMS Info Document: 772431 Page No(s).: 1)PROPOSED FIRST FLOOR PLAN.PDF (15 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: PROPOSED SECOND FLOOR PLAN (DMS Info Document: 772433 Page No(s).: 1)PROPOSED SECOND FLOOR PLAN.PDF (14 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: PROPOSED ELEVATIONS AND SECTIONS - AMENDED 16/09/13 (DMS Info Document: 780379 Page No(s).: 1)PROPOSED ELEVATIONS AND SECTIONS - AMENDED 16-09-1.PDF (27 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: PROPOSED ROOF PLAN - AMENDED 16/09/13 (DMS Info Document: 780380 Page No(s).: 1)PROPOSED ROOF PLAN - AMENDED 16-09-13.PDF (22 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Miscellaneous (DMS Info Document: 772421 Page No(s).: 1,2,3)01330436.pdf (126 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Miscellaneous (DMS Info Document: 772425 Page No(s).: 1)Miscellaneous.PDF (821 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: PROPOSED ELEVATIONS AND SECTIONS - SUPERSEDED 16/09/13 (DMS Info Document: 772432 Page No(s).: 1)PROPOSED ELEVATIONS AND SECTIONS - SUPERSEDED 16-.PDF (24 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: PROPOSED ROOF PLAN - SUPERSEDED 16/09/13 (DMS Info Document: 772434 Page No(s).: 1)PROPOSED ROOF PLAN - SUPERSEDED 16-09-13.PDF (20 kb) | Not published | View |
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