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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1 Birds Close, Welwyn Garden City, AL7 4AR
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Partial retention and alterations to existing front porch
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| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Description: Existing Porch (DMS Info Document: 872071 Page No(s).: 1)Existing Porch.PDF (18 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Proposed Option (DMS Info Document: 872072 Page No(s).: 1)Proposed Option.PDF (18 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description:2015-0423.pdf (183 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Time Extension Email 05/05/15 (DMS Info Document: 880117 Page No(s).: 1)01476485.msg (386 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: TIME EXTENSION LETTER 05/05/15 (DMS Info Document: 880145 Page No(s).: 1)01476541.pdf (672 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Miscellaneous (DMS Info Document: 881850 Page No(s).: 1)01479511.pdf (121 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Site location plan (DMS Info Document: 871952 Page No(s).: 1)Site location plan.PDF (596 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Existing site plan (DMS Info Document: 872073 Page No(s).: 1)Existing site plan.PDF (60 kb) | Not published | View |
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