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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86 Handside Lane, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6SJ
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| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Description: Application Form - Redactedapplication form-redacted copy.pdf (80 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Site plansite plan0000000.pdf (380 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Photograph of cedar treephotos0000000.pdf (930 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Decision Notice PDFDecision Notice_N620151473TC.pdf (68 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Letter from Halifax dated 8/12/14letter-red.pdf (14108 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Route Identificationroute iden0000000.pdf (534 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Hall Crack Monitoringhall crack0000000.pdf (722 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Trial Pit 1,2, and 3trial pit.pdf (1429 kb) | Not published | View |
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