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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Highways House, 41-45 Broadwater Road, Welwyn Garden City, AL7 3AX
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Council sourcePrior approval for change of use of both floors in office building (Use Class B1a) to self contained flats comprising of 40 x 1 bed apartments (Use Class C3)
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| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Description: SITE LAYOUT PLAN - DATED 13/11/13 (DMS Info Document: 796142 Page No(s).: 1)SITE LAYOUT PLAN - DATED 13-11-13.PDF (451 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: ENVIRONMENT AGENCY (DMS Info Document: 797767 Page No(s).: 1,2)01363328.pdf (58 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: HERTS CC - TRANSPORT PLANNING AND POLICY (DMS Info Document: 798806 Page No(s).: 1)01365145.pdf (31 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: HIGHWAYS AGENCY (DMS Info Document: 798812 Page No(s).: 1,2)01365154.pdf (66 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description:2013-2364.pdf (31 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: PROPOSED FIRST FLOOR - DATED 13/11/13 (DMS Info Document: 796143 Page No(s).: 1)PROPOSED FIRST FLOOR - DATED 13-11-13.PDF (1052 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: PROPOSED GROUND FLOOR - DATED 13/11/13 (DMS Info Document: 796144 Page No(s).: 1)PROPOSED GROUND FLOOR - DATED 13-11-13.PDF (1035 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: COVERING LETTER (DMS Info Document: 796145 Page No(s).: 1)01360786.pdf (21 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: SITE LOCATION PLAN - DATED 13/11/13 (DMS Info Document: 796140 Page No(s).: 1)SITE LOCATION PLAN - DATED 13-11-13.PDF (203 kb) | Not published | View |
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