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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Digswell Lodge, Digswell Rise, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 7NU
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Reduction of crown by 30% and lifting of crown by 3-3.6 metres over road and 2.4-3 metres on garden side of Beech Tree covered by TPO388 T1
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| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Description: REDACTED (DMS Info Document: 835365 Page No(s).: 1)01411530.pdf (29328 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: REDACTED (DMS Info Document: 835365 Page No(s).: 1)835365.pdf (29328 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description:2014-1644.pdf (20 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: PROPOSED WORKS (DMS Info Document: 835366 Page No(s).: 1)PROPOSED WORKS.PDF (118 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: PROPOSED WORKS (DMS Info Document: 835366 Page No(s).: 1)PROPOSED WORKS.PDF (118 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Miscellaneous (DMS Info Document: 842412 Page No(s).: 1)01420116.pdf (113 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Miscellaneous (DMS Info Document: 842412 Page No(s).: 1)842412.pdf (113 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Miscellaneous (DMS Info Document: 835363 Page No(s).: 1)Miscellaneous.PDF (370 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Miscellaneous (DMS Info Document: 835363 Page No(s).: 1)Miscellaneous.PDF (370 kb) | Not published | View |
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