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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Essendon House Church Street Essendon Hatfield AL9 6AR
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| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Description: Miscellaneous (DMS Info Document: 403991 Page No(s).: 1)Miscellaneous.PDF (372 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: ENVIRONMENT AGENCY (DMS Info Document: 409685 Page No(s).: 1)409685.pdf (15 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Rights of Way Map - attached to HCC response (DMS Info Document: 410131 Page No(s).: 1)410131.pdf (57 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: HCC - Public Rights of Way Service (DMS Info Document: 410132 Page No(s).: 1)410132.pdf (87 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description:2009-2283.pdf (38 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Application Correspondence (DMS Info Document: 404069 Page No(s).: 1,2)404069.pdf (38 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Miscellaneous (DMS Info Document: 436047 Page No(s).: 1)436047.pdf (14 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Decision Notice (DMS Info Document: 410627 Page No(s).: 1)410627.pdf (144 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Miscellaneous (DMS Info Document: 403989 Page No(s).: 1)Miscellaneous.PDF (668 kb) | Not published | View |
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