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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2nd floor Trevelyan House, Church Road, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6NT
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Council sourcePrior approval for the change of use of the second floor office (Use Class B1a) to a two bedroom flat (Use Class C3)
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| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Description: WHBC - BUILDING CONTROL DEPT (DMS Info Document: 791993 Page No(s).: 1)01354633(1).pdf (21 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: WHBC - COMMUNITY AND ENVIRONMENT (DMS Info Document: 792251 Page No(s).: 1)01354983(1).pdf (21 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: ENVIRONMENT AGENCY (DMS Info Document: 793152 Page No(s).: 1,2)01356187(1).pdf (60 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: OBJECT - G SWEENEY 6 LONGCROFT LANE (DMS Info Document: 794135 Page No(s).: 1)01357500(1).pdf (10 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: HIGHWAYS AGENCY (DMS Info Document: 794157 Page No(s).: 1,2)01357539(1).pdf (63 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: HERTS CC - TRANSPORT PLANNING AND POLICY (DMS Info Document: 794701 Page No(s).: 1)01358377(1).pdf (24 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Environmental Health - 12/11/2013 (DMS Info Document: 795851 Page No(s).: 1)01360300(1).msg (28 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description:2013-2015.pdf (34 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: OBJECT - 12 LONGCROFT LANE (DMS Info Document: 792913 Page No(s).: 1)01355869(1).pdf (13 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Miscellaneous (DMS Info Document: 798110 Page No(s).: 1)01363871(1).pdf (111 kb) | Not published | View |
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