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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Lemsford Mill, Lemsford Village, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 7TR
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Council sourceRemoval of existing gravel surface to access road/parking areas and replacement with permeable block paving system
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| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Description: Environment Agency: 22/07/2014: Observation (DMS Info Document: 834925 Page No(s).: 1)01411015.msg (59 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Building Control: 28/07/2014: Observation (DMS Info Document: 835638 Page No(s).: 1)01411790.msg (45 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: EXISTING PARKING AREAS AND ROAD LAYOUT (DMS Info Document: 833201 Page No(s).: 1)EXISTING PARKING AREAS AND ROAD LAYOUT.PDF (726 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: PROPOSED PARKING AREAS AND ROAD LAYOUT (DMS Info Document: 833202 Page No(s).: 1)PROPOSED PARKING AREAS AND ROAD LAYOUT.PDF (732 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Miscellaneous (DMS Info Document: 833200 Page No(s).: 1)Miscellaneous.PDF (304 kb) | Not published | View |
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