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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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5 & 7 Birchwood Avenue Hatfield AL10 0PL
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Council sourceChange of use of ground floor accommodation from residential to dentist surgery at No.5 Birchwood Avenue and single storey rear extension (No.5 and 7 Birchwood Avenue) to create extended dental surgery at No.7 Birchwood Avenue. Creation of 2 bedroom flat at first floor level following change of use of first floor accommodation at No.7 Birchwood Avenue from existing dental surgery use with existing ground floor access to No.5 Birchwood Avenue retained along with existing parking space and front garden. New disabled parking space and vehicular access to dental surgery at No.7 Birchwood Avenue
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| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Description: EXISTING BLOCK PLAN - DATED 01/03/13 (DMS Info Document: 748713 Page No(s).: 1)EXISTING BLOCK PLAN - DATED 01-03-13.PDF (120 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Miscellaneous (DMS Info Document: 748705 Page No(s).: 1,2)01290095.pdf (67 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: HERTFORDSHIRE BIOLOGICAL RECORDS CENTRE (DMS Info Document: 750818 Page No(s).: 1)01294060.pdf (22 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: HERTS COUNTY COUNCIL - TRANSPORT PLANNING AND POLICY (DMS Info Document: 752281 Page No(s).: 1,2)01296350.pdf (66 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description:2013-0354.pdf (49 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: EXISTING AND PROPOSED FLOOR PLANS - DATED 01/03/13 (DMS Info Document: 748715 Page No(s).: 1)EXISTING AND PROPOSED FLOOR PLANS - DATED 01-03-13.PDF (101 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: EXISTING AND PROPOSED FRONT AND REAR ELEVATIONS - DATED 01/03/13 (DMS Info Document: 748716 Page No(s).: 1)EXISTING AND PROPOSED FRONT AND REAR ELEVATIONS - .PDF (191 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: EXISTING AND PROPOSED SIDE ELEVATIONS - DATED 01/03/13 (DMS Info Document: 748717 Page No(s).: 1)EXISTING AND PROPOSED SIDE ELEVATIONS - DATED 01-0.PDF (134 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: PROPOSED ROOF AND GARDEN PLAN - DATED 01/03/13 (DMS Info Document: 748719 Page No(s).: 1)PROPOSED ROOF AND GARDEN PLAN - DATED 01-03-13.PDF (95 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Decision Notice (DMS Info Document: 756159 Page No(s).: 1)01302726.pdf (136 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Miscellaneous (DMS Info Document: 748703 Page No(s).: 1,2,3,4,5,6)01290087.pdf (235 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Miscellaneous (DMS Info Document: 748711 Page No(s).: 1)Miscellaneous.PDF (858 kb) | Not published | View |
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