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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The Surgery, 22 Moorlands, Welwyn Garden City, AL7 4PP
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| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Description: COS: 28/04/2014: Observation (DMS Info Document: 819614 Page No(s).: 1)01391968.msg (42 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: CONCERN - 1 THE PASTURES - DATED 25-04-14 - REDACTED (DMS Info Document: 819622 Page No(s).: 1)01391976.pdf (149 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Officer Report2014-0533.pdf (35 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Existing Plan (DMS Info Document: 815734 Page No(s).: 1)Existing Plan.PDF (12 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: OBJECTION - 23 MOORLANDS - DATED 22-04-14 - REDACTED (DMS Info Document: 819592 Page No(s).: 1)01391947.pdf (64 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: OBJECTION - 5 THE PASTURES - DATED 23-04-14 - REDACTED (DMS Info Document: 819597 Page No(s).: 1)01391952.pdf (127 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: OBJECTION - 15 THE PASTURES - DATED 22-04-14 - REDACTED (DMS Info Document: 819605 Page No(s).: 1)01391960.pdf (124 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Decision Notice PDFDecision Notice_2014_0533decn.pdf (37 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Decision Notice (DMS Info Document: 828756 Page No(s).: 1)01403726.pdf (123 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Miscellaneous (DMS Info Document: 815732 Page No(s).: 1)Miscellaneous.PDF (772 kb) | Not published | View |
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