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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Woodside Cottage, 2 Cromer Hyde Lane, Lemsford, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 7XE
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Council sourceErection of outbuilding following demolition of existing outbuilding
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| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Description:2014-0087.pdf (26 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: REPLACEMENT OUTBUILDING (DMS Info Document: 809026 Page No(s).: 1)REPLACEMENT OUTBUILDING.PDF (111 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: PROPOSED PLANS AND ELEVATIONS - DRG NO DD562.07 REDACTED (DMS Info Document: 809030 Page No(s).: 1)PROPOSED PLANS AND ELEVATIONS - DRG NO DD562.07 RE.PDF (10867 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: EXISTING PLANS AND ELEVATIONS - DRG NO DD562.06 REDACTED (DMS Info Document: 809031 Page No(s).: 1)EXISTING PLANS AND ELEVATIONS - DRG NO DD562.06 RE.PDF (12023 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Decision Notice (DMS Info Document: 814877 Page No(s).: 1)01386556.pdf (123 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Miscellaneous (DMS Info Document: 809025 Page No(s).: 1)Miscellaneous.PDF (692 kb) | Not published | View |
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